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Council approves $600,000 façade grant plan, votes to allocate larger share to downtown
Summary
Council adopted Option 2 for distributing a newly increased $600,000 façade-improvement grant program: $180,000 for the downtown central business district and $105,000 for each of the city's four wards. Council also directed staff to intensify outreach and to return with application tallies at the Feb. 17 meeting.
The East Point City Council voted to adopt Option 2 for distributing $600,000 in façade-improvement grants, directing $180,000 to the downtown central business district and $105,000 to each of the city's four wards.
Macio (Macio Rogers) and staff presented a recommended distribution framework that prioritized economic impact, equity among wards, visual community appeal and urgency. Staff outlined two distribution models: a downtown-heavy option (Option 2)…
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