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La Crosse ups facade grant caps, keeps 50% match requirement
Summary
The ECDC approved revised facade grant guidelines raising maximum awards and keeping matching requirements; staff said higher caps respond to rising construction costs while preserving match requirements and selective requirements for professional renderings.
The La Crosse Economic and Community Development Committee on June 25 approved changes to the city’s facade grant program, increasing award caps and clarifying application requirements while retaining the program’s minimum match rules.
Staff presentation and recommendation
Julie, a city staff presenter, introduced an intern presentation from Josh Lien summarizing the program’s results since launch. Josh said the Elevate Downtown facade grant program started in 2017 and has supported 46 finished projects and six projects in progress. He said the city’s contribution to projects totals about $524,000 with roughly $683,000 leveraged in total program funding and that completed projects have…
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