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Norristown council expands facade grants to spend ARPA allocation before deadline
Summary
Faced with a December 2026 spending deadline on county ARPA funds, Norristown council approved restructuring its historic-facade program, raising per-project assistance to about $35,000— 40,000 to accelerate uptake and exhaust the allocation; staff said 12 projects have already been approved and more outreach is underway.
Council approved a restructuring of the borough's historic-facade improvement program on March 17 to speed use of a county ARPA allocation that must be spent by December 2026.
Planning staff said the original per-project cap ('4,000 or $10,000 in prior program language, as described in materials) is outdated; architect estimates show an average façade renovation now costs about $35,000 and, with prevailing-wage and bid…
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