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City official outlines small-business programs and seeks county coordination on housing, retail pilot
Summary
Frank Robinson, a City of Montgomery official, briefed the Montgomery County Commission on several small-business initiatives and asked the county to partner on programs ranging from storefront grants to a proposed housing trust.
Frank Robinson, a City of Montgomery official, briefed the Montgomery County Commission on several small-business initiatives and asked the county to partner on programs ranging from storefront grants to a proposed housing trust.
"It's a 50% match of up to $15,000 for first-floor retail," Frank Robinson said of the city's new Open on Main Street storefront grant, which the city launched as a pilot focused on first-floor retail improvements including exterior work, interior renovation, signage and technology upgrades.
Robinson described the storefront pilot as city-funded for…
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