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DDA staff previews June budget and updates on downtown properties, Scarboro subdivision
Summary
DDA staff said budget adoption is planned for June and previewed April discussions; staff reported a Scarboro preliminary plat under planning commission review with potential construction in about 60 days and discussed development constraints for a parcel across the railroad tracks that would require council approval for a curb cut on Highway 74.
DDA staff told the Downtown Development Authority of Tyrone on March 9 that the authority will begin more detailed budget discussions in April in advance of a June budget adoption and provided updates on several downtown properties and development prospects.
Staff said they will prepare a larger budget discussion at the April meeting and aim to adopt the budget in June. Staff also said they are continuing discussions with a local contact about event involvement and noted the DDA’s First Friday event was affected by rain, a factor the board expects to include in budgeting decisions.
On real estate, staff reported limited recent activity at the diner property (Shamrock Kitchen) and said a plumber has purchased that building though permits are not currently recorded. Board members noted a contractor plans to occupy renovated downtown space and a Pilates studio run by his wife may open there.
Staff briefed the board on a Scarboro preliminary plat to be reviewed by the planning commission later in the week and said construction could begin in roughly 60 days if approvals proceed. For a separate parcel across the railroad tracks, staff said development is complicated by lot geometry, wetlands and traffic impacts; any curb cut onto Highway 74 would require approval from the city council.
Finally, staff and board members described ongoing code-enforcement work on abandoned and potentially condemned buildings; Cherish, identified in the discussion as the code enforcement officer, is working on several properties that may be long-term demolition candidates because condemnation is a lengthy process.
