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Hutchinson proposes facade-improvement matching grants up to $10,000 to target blight along arterial streets
Summary
City staff introduced a draft commercial facade improvement program proposing 50% matching grants up to $10,000 for businesses on arterial streets south of and including Eleventh Avenue, with an initial funding request of $150,000 and planning-commission review of applications.
Matt Williams, Hutchinson’s director of community development, introduced a draft commercial facade improvement program at the Feb. 4 City Council meeting and said staff will ask the council to consider the program during the 2026 budget process.
“The goal of the program is to encourage local businesses to improve their building facades, thereby reducing blight and increasing the community’s aesthetics,” Williams said. He said the proposed program is modeled in part on programs in Derby and…
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