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North St. Paul staff weigh expanding downtown facade grant to help small businesses
Summary
Staff told the EDA the facade improvement program (initially funded at $200,000) has helped two applicants and may be widened to lower the minimum project size so smaller downtown businesses can qualify; council members discussed possible eligible items including doors and windows and flagged legal/ownership limits for some projects.
Staff told the EDA that the downtown facade improvement program, initially seeded at $200,000, has funded two projects and may see additional applications, including a larger project under preliminary review.
Staff proposed reducing the program's minimum qualifying project threshold so smaller business owners can participate. Under the current structure a business must spend…
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