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Board backs Juncker storefront rehabilitation with Energize Sandy support
Summary
The board authorized a capital‑improvement award tied to the Juncker storefronts on Pioneer Boulevard; staff said the award is intended to leverage private investment and remove blight, while members raised questions about repeated investments in the same property.
The Sandy Urban Renewal Board authorized a capital‑improvement grant intended to support rehabilitation of storefronts in the Juncker/Payola building on Pioneer Boulevard.
John told the board the packet described an improvement grant tied to the business as “up to $19,335,” and that the storefront owners planned additional private investment to complete work on two of five storefronts. “They will be also putting an additional, over $52,000 additional, into this building on the exterior forefront there,” John said. Staff said past urban renewal work at or near the site included demolition of two rear houses and limited sidewalk and entry improvements, with total prior spending described as under $25,000.
Some board members pressed staff on how often the district had used funds at the same address and whether previous investments had produced permanent occupancy. Staff and John said the current project is a more substantial capital improvement intended to make the property marketable and to raise tax rolls.
The motion in the record ties this award to the Juncker building at 39070–39100 Pioneer Boulevard and was included in the board’s authorization to execute grant agreements.
