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Hagerstown staff propose broader Invest Hagerstown facade grants, larger fire-suppression awards
Summary
City staff proposed expanding the Invest Hagerstown sign and facade grant to cover the entire downtown mixed-use area, allow nonprofits and residential conversions to apply for facade aid, and streamline fire-suppression grants into a single application with a proposed maximum of up to $50,000; staff said nonprofits would generally remain ineligible for the fire-suppression fund because state programs are available.
City staff presented proposed guideline updates for two related downtown programs on Nov. 18: the Invest Hagerstown sign and facade grant and the fire-suppression system grant funded through strategic-demolition pass-through grants.
Planner/staff member Chris described three main changes to the sign and facade program: expand eligibility to the full downtown mixed-use zoning area…
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