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Council requests workshop, outreach after overview of urban renewal and economic development grants
Summary
Staff outlined urban renewal and other small grant programs, their boundaries, and FY26 budget recommendations; council asked staff to hold a workshop and boost outreach to increase program participation.
Dana Pierce, economic development staff, briefed the council on Grants Pass’s suite of economic development and urban renewal grant programs, describing program purposes, eligibility, boundaries and recent awards.
Pierce said the urban renewal grant program targets building rehabilitation, a North Sixth/Seventh Street corridor beautification, blighted building removal/replacement, and underdeveloped land infrastructure. Examples cited included awards of $55,000 to the Bohemian for building rehabilitation and $50,000 awards to Dwell House and the King’s Jeweler building; the Greenfield RV Park reimbursement award of $50,000 was also described. She explained…
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