Scappoose urban renewal agency approves $15,053 supplemental grant for Shadley site improvements

The Scappoose Urban Renewal Agency voted to award an additional $15,053 to a previously approved urban renewal grant for the property that hosts Shadley’s Coffee Shop, increasing the project’s maximum grant to $32,053.

NJ Johnson, assistant to the city manager and city planner, told the agency the amended request responds to post-approval changes and higher construction costs after preconstruction engineering and right-of-way work. “Due to the increased cost of doing the city’s right of way as well as the private frontage, the applicant is requesting for an amended award,” Johnson said, adding that receipts and before-and-after photos were included in the meeting packet.

The project team widened a driveway adjacent to a city-owned alley from the originally proposed 12 feet to 24 feet to improve circulation and pavement condition on both the private frontage and…