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Liberty’s Downtown. A Path Forward?. So this is a Long Standing Problem. Lack of vision 50 year decisions Aging infrastructure Budgetary constraints Lack of administration day-to-day Part time attention Piecemeal solutions. Downtown Vacancies. Picture Taken Today. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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A Path Forward?
Liberty’s Downtown
Lack of vision50 year decisionsAging infrastructureBudgetary constraintsLack of administration day-to-dayPart time attentionPiecemeal solutions
So this is a Long Standing Problem
Downtown Vacancies
Picture Taken Today
Is this what we are doing?
So do we just give up?
Concerned citizens / businesspeopleMembers of council ready for actionLayout of town is uniqueCentral location of town within countyChange of administration creates new energyUpcoming electionUntapped funding source
Our Strengths and Opportunties
Untapped Funding Source
Others are already using this approach
#022-000 Hospitality Tax $71,426.67 #023-000 Hospitality Tax Grant$41,720.59 #003-000 Accommodations Tax $ 3,537.95
Proposal would not spend any of these funds
HTAX /ATAX Funds
80% of the future revenues from this one fund
20% remain for city’s useWould fund a bond over $500,000.00Pay for a basic downtown streetscaping
immediatelyNot a piecemeal solution – a comprehensive
oneMake downtown attractive and conducive to
business Increase our tax baseActually would PRODUCE NEW tax revenue
without spending any new taxpayer money
#022-000 Hospitality Tax
Liberty Idol sponsorship $10,000 per yearLiberty Idol prize money $6,000 per yearLiberty Idol to pay Costner Productions (SWP
acct)Liberty Idol equipment, storage and lightingLiberty Idol Security and portajohnsScoreboard for ball fieldGazebos almost $40,000.00 in the last three
yearsPedestrian Park (good, but piecemeal
improvement)Miscellaneous (which is scary)
Current uses of this fund
Continue grant applicationsSeek citizen inputCoordinate with Duke Power, AT&T, Northland
CableEducate local businessesUtilize CDBG funding if possibleUtilize annual County paving stipendUtilize MASC Main Street programDepartment of Commerce $6,000.00 grantsACOG expertiseCounty resources
Only part of the puzzle, however
Bottom Line
We have the resources RIGHT NOW to fix the problem, but we have to decide to do it.
Downtown’s Condition is OUR choice
Q&A?
Thank You