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EDA weighs uses for about $600,000 in state small‑city funds for City Center; income survey required
Summary
Director Josh told the EDA the city must program roughly $600,000 in small‑city development funds or return them; staff is pursuing either a slum‑and‑blight route or an income survey (with Bolton & Mink) to qualify projects in the City Center, and members discussed options including mill‑area cleanup and railroad beautification while noting MS4 stormwater constraints.
Director Josh told the board the EDA must either present a plan for roughly $600,000 in state small‑city development funds or return the money. He said staff initially pursued a slum‑and‑blight option but that state reviewers rejected that approach; the city is now exploring an income survey for the City Center area that could qualify residential‑adjacent stormwater and public‑improvement…
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