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Main Street advisory board reviews ordinance language, targeted incentives for problem downtown buildings
Summary
Members discussed an ordinance/policy and a DDF incentive program aimed at problem properties downtown — including fines, liens and a targeted grant program for redevelopment — and debated criteria for measuring 'movement' on properties before enforcement.
The board reviewed language from a property-control ordinance and a complementary incentive program intended to encourage rehabilitation of vacant or underused downtown buildings. Discussion covered enforcement tools (civil fines, liens, potential foreclosure), minimum property standards, and a new targeted-building grant approach intended to catalyze redevelopment of specific priority properties.
Staff clarified that some…
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