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Carlisle council approves $200,000 improvement plan for 300 Central Avenue and ratifies tax-incentive reviews
Summary
City Council authorized a $50,000 city contribution and a $150,000 CDBG application for improvements at 300 Central Avenue and unanimously approved Montgomery and Warren County TIRC recommendations during its May 12 meeting.
Carlisle City Council unanimously approved a city contribution of $50,000 and authorized City Manager Chris Lohr to apply for $150,000 in Montgomery County Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to support improvements at 300 Central Avenue. City Manager Chris Lohr told council the project "would include landscaping, an entryway sign, parking lot paving, and potential sidewalk improvements." The council suspended the usual three-reading requirement and adopted Resolution 13-26 in a single emergency reading.
The action came amid routine business in which the council also accepted county reviews of city tax-incentive districts. Council adopted Resolution 11-26 to ratify the recommendations of the Montgomery County Tax Incentive Review Council and Resolution 12-26 to accept the Warren County TIRC recommendations; both passed on unanimous roll-call votes.
Why it matters: the CDBG application would pair local funds with federal-block-grant dollars administered through Montgomery County to make visible downtown-facing improvements at a property the city identified for revitalization. The TIRC approvals are an annual step to confirm tax-incentive compliance and maintain districts used to encourage development.
Council procedure and votes: the meeting record shows motions to suspend readings and to adopt Resolution 13-26 were moved and seconded (motions recorded), with roll-call votes recorded as unanimous among members present. Similarly, Resolutions 11-26 and 12-26 were each adopted on roll call with all present members voting yes.
Next steps: City staff will submit the Montgomery County CDBG application per the authorization in Resolution 13-26. The record does not specify application deadlines or the county review timetable.
