Committee discusses $19,200 planning allocation and ideas for how to spend it
Committee members confirmed roughly $19,200 is available for planning the Old Townhouse reuse and discussed options ranging from small student stipends and a daylong hackathon to using CPA funds for asbestos abatement and phased work.
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A committee member stated the group has about $19,200 available for planning reuse of the Old Townhouse and suggested allocating a portion to convene a small group (business leaders or students) to produce outreach materials. Members proposed a range of options: pay five students $1,000 each for a day of AI‑assisted research; offer smaller stipends ($200) or scholarships; or use CPA or mitigation funds for initial site work (asbestos abatement) to make the property more attractive to developers.
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