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La Crosse raises façade grant caps; staff keeps 50% match and TID geographic limits
Summary
The committee approved revisions to the city’s facade grant guidelines, including higher per‑project caps for historic and non‑historic buildings, preserved matching requirements, and a staff‑requested approach to requiring professional elevations.
The La Crosse Economic and Community Development Committee unanimously approved revisions June 25 to the city’s Elevate Downtown and North Side façade grant program guidelines, increasing per‑project grant caps and clarifying application requirements.
Josh Lien, an intern in the city’s planning department, presented program metrics: the downtown and North Side programs have supported 46 completed projects and six in progress; the city has contributed about $524,000 to those projects and currently has nearly $70,000 set aside for projects in progress, and staff said the grants have helped leverage roughly $683,000 in additional local investment and supported more than $13 million in total restoration spending to date.
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