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Business leaders and residents spar over future of Merchants & Music and Grow Grant program
Summary
Supporters told council Merchants & Music and the Grow Grant program draw regional visitors and improve storefronts; council and some residents urged reevaluation amid tighter city finances and asked staff to seek sponsorships, metrics and a December follow‑up meeting.
The future of Fort Thomas’s Merchants & Music festival and the Grow Grant storefront improvement program was a focal point of public comment and council discussion on Nov. 17.
Christine Smalley of the Fort Thomas Business Council publicly thanked the council for the Grow grants, saying they improved local storefronts and linked businesses to the Fort Thomas app. "Thank you so much for the opportunity the Grow grants have provided our businesses," she said, noting projects that included awnings,…
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