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Council opens storefront grant eligibility to more applicants; downtown design workshop scheduled for mid‑May
Summary
After a BID presentation March 18, Selma City Council voted to remove conflict‑of‑interest language that had kept BID members, property managers and related parties from applying for matching storefront grants.
Selma’s Business Improvement District (BID) told the City Council March 18 that a restrictive storefront improvement grant program had discouraged applicants; BID members asked the council to broaden eligibility and help spur downtown façade investments.
Council voted to remove the conflict‑of‑interest language that had barred BID board members, property‑managers and other affiliated individuals from applying for matching storefront grants. The motion passed in a roll call that included one abstention (Councilmember Trujillo). Staff said the program remains a 50% matching grant up to $10,000 per project, with a $100,000 city allocation for the program in total.
The BID and city staff…
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