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Council approves $2 million DIA-backed Downtown grant for Julia’s Balcony project amid funding questions

3551804 · May 27, 2025
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Summary

The council approved the Downtown Investment Authority-backed grant for the ‘Julia’s Balcony’ downtown housing and retail project after DIA said it had identified $2 million from a prior downtown economic development fund rather than from general-fund reserves; vote was 16–1.

The City Council voted 16–1 to approve a Downtown Investment Authority (DIA) resolution supporting public funding for a downtown mixed-use project known in committee as “Julia’s Balcony.” The DIA and the project team presented the appropriation request and emphasized that $2 million of the support will be drawn from a Downtown Economic Development Fund balance tied to a prior, defaulted project rather than from the city’s general reserves.

In Finance Committee discussion and at the full council meeting,…

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