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Marshall Main Street asks council for more city support, cites USDA-backed consulting and tax tools
Summary
Marshall Main Street presented a quarterly report to the City Council, detailed a USDA-funded site visit and $20,000 in pro bono consulting, requested a $2,000 line in next year's street budget to water downtown flower baskets, and urged the council to consider Chapter 353 tax abatement as a tool for building rehabilitation.
Rebecca Adams, president of Marshall Main Street, told the City Council that a recent visit by USDA and Missouri Main Street professionals produced a free, detailed consulting package and recommendations for downtown revitalization and urged more visible city support. Adams said the site visit delivered about "$20,000 worth of expert consulting strategy, development and technical support at no cost to the city or us," and described community projects already under way, including 90 hanging flower baskets sponsored by 45 local donors. She asked the council to "consider adding $2,000 to the annual budget for the street department so that their employees can be paid to water them next year with assistance from us if needed." The main point of friction during Adams' presentation was what she described as limited city participation…
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