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URA reviews downtown enhancement guidelines; members ask for clarifications, scoring and funding changes
Summary
Board members discussed edits to downtown enhancement program guidelines, proposed changing 'reimburse' language to 'fund', simplifying scoring, clarifying third spaces, and considering direct-pay levels; a marketing subcommittee item will be placed on the March agenda.
The Livingston City Urban Renewal Agency on Feb. 25 reviewed draft guidelines for a new downtown enhancement program and asked staff to return a revised draft addressing several clarifications, including how funding is disbursed, scoring simplification and the definition of "third spaces."
Board members recommended several edits: change the packet language from "reimburse" to "fund" for a small direct-payment tier so applicants without up-front cash can access funds; simplify project-scoring from a 1–10 scale to 1–5; and rework a strict three-year "must remain in use" requirement so project duration is considered in scoring rather than being an absolute threshold. Staff agreed to soften the…
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