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Main Street presenters tell CDRA Tier 2 status brought grants and $200,000 in rural revival funding
Summary
Presenters told the CDRA that Mount Pleasant's Tier 2 Main Street designation unlocked two $10,000 capacity-building grants and four rural 'reside and revive' grants totaling $200,000; speakers identified repair priorities for Wasatch Block and Triangle Apartments and estimated 369 people 'touch' the historic district's economy.
The CDRA allotted time June 9 for a Main Street Tier 2 presentation and discussion. Presenters summarized Mount Pleasant’s Main Street history, described Tier 2 benefits and listed recent and potential grants tied to the designation.
Presenters (identified in the transcript as speakers who led the Main Street discussion) said Mount Pleasant joined Utah Main Street in the mid-1990s, became a tier 2 community in 2021 and that Tier 2 affiliation has allowed the town to receive capacity-building grants and rural 'reside and revive' funding. One presenter stated the program had yielded two $10,000 capacity-building grants (matched by the Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area) and four rural revive/reside grants totaling $200,000, funding Mount Pleasant projects not funded directly by city general funds.
During the presentation a data point was offered: the presenter reported a local count of 369 people who 'touch' Main Street in the historic district (part- and full-time workers and people whose workplaces are in the area). Presenters identified rehabilitation priorities for downtown buildings, specifically stucco repair on the Wasatch Block east wall and structural and wall repairs at the Triangle Apartments; they discussed how those repairs tie to eligibility for affordable-housing components required in some grant programs. Presenters also noted the Heritage Area maintains a $100,000 line of credit that can be used once a project is approved and reimbursement-based grants may require short-term credit or fronting of costs.
Board members asked clarifying questions about district boundaries, which properties are included in the historic district and how bars or attached businesses are counted for grant eligibility. Presenters said the historic district extends south to an area described in the meeting and that attached businesses (including bars) were counted when contiguous to the historic district. The discussion closed with presenters urging continued participation in the Main Street program and asking the CDRA to consider funding or coordination on future capacity-building or match requirements.
No formal motions or votes on Main Street funding or program status were taken at this meeting; presenters asked the board to consider future actions and to coordinate on matching funds when grant opportunities arise.
