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Brookings proposes downtown grants: facade, interior revitalization and safety programs
Summary
City staff proposed three downtown incentive programs—Facade Grant ($100,000), Downtown Revitalization Incentive Program ($200,000) and Lights, Camera, Action ($20,000)—to spur building rehabilitation, interior redevelopment and safety/place-making in the B-1 Central Business District.
City staff presented three proposed downtown incentive programs intended to spur private investment and preserve the character of Brookings’ central business district.
Sam Beckman, assistant to the city manager, told the council the city has budgeted $100,000 for a facade grant, $200,000 for an interior-focused downtown revitalization incentive (DRIP) and $20,000 for a Lights, Camera, Action grant to address lighting, cameras and small placemaking projects. He said the funds would come from the city’s economic-development reserves, which are replenished from…
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