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Council hears plan to replace ineligible Main Street grant for Motherland Kitchen with local financial incentive
Summary
City staff described a proposed financial incentive agreement to replace a state Main Street Startup grant that became ineligible; the package would mirror the previously approved grant terms and be paid from the economic development fund upon proof of eligible expenditures.
City staff briefed the Hagerstown Mayor and City Council on Aug. 5 about a proposed financial incentive agreement for Motherland Kitchen LLC to replace a Main Street startup grant that the state later deemed ineligible.
Staff said Motherland Kitchen, an Afro‑Caribbean restaurant planned for 5557 South Potomac Street, had been approved locally to receive up to $34,329 under a Main Street startup grant administered through the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (Project…
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