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Madison PACE Grant Committee forwards 12 rehabilitation projects to Board of Public Works
Summary
The PACE Grant Committee voted to forward 12 preservation and rehabilitation applications that met minimum scoring thresholds to the Board of Public Works; one application fell short and the committee postponed the May round to re-evaluate unclaimed funds.
The PACE Grant Committee on March 24 voted to forward 12 building-rehabilitation and preservation projects to the Board of Public Works after staff tabulated applicant scores.
Committee members heard presentations from owners and representatives of downtown properties, reviewed scoring delivered by staffer Brena and then approved, by voice vote, forwarding the qualifying applications for final Board review. Brena read the scores for each application and confirmed that 12 projects exceeded the program’s minimum thresholds (36 for dilapidated and rehabilitation grants, 25 for dangerous-structure requests).
The projects that advanced include a mix of facade, window and masonry work across the downtown historic district. Examples discussed at length included 310 Broadway, where applicant Susie Hollinger said water pooling against a low alley hump has rotted an east foundation wall and that the family will invest additional funds this year; “we actually are investing approximately 80,000 now into improvement of that building,” Hollinger said during her presentation. At 113 East Third, Elise Demer said tuckpointing to stop moisture infiltration cost about $36,000 and painting estimates total $29,000, and asked for assistance to complete exterior work visible from three streets.
One applicant did not reach the program cutoff: the application for 408 East Third received a score below the program threshold and will not be forwarded. Applicants who did not meet the score minimum were told they may reapply; the committee cancelled the May round to calculate unclaimed funds and reopened the next round with a June 1 deadline and a July 14 meeting date.
After the scores were read, a motion to approve forwarding the qualifying projects was made and seconded; the committee approved the motion by voice vote. Those forwarded will be taken to the Board of Public Works for final approval; staff said that Board consideration should take place in the first week of April, after which applicants will be notified of the Board decision.
Meeting materials list each address and the numeric score assigned; the committee’s action at this meeting was procedural — forwarding applications — rather than an award of final funds. The committee adjourned after setting the revised application schedule.
