[Massplanners] facade improvement programs

Fri Jul 14 11:48:29 EDT 2023

Hi Stephen,

So you took away my thunder – I was going to reply CDBG. However, it
Sterling a Small Cities CDBG grant recipient? In Attleboro, we fund them
through our CDBG program and through MassDevelopment’s TDI program (we’re a
designated TDI community).

Another alternative is for Sterling to prime the pump by putting up X
dollars into a pool and asking a few banks to kick in funds to the pool.
This is an oversimplification of such a structure, but it has worked. How
about a BID? Contact Emmy Hahn at elizabeth.hahn at state.ma.us
<mailto:elizabeth.hahn at state.ma.us>  – she’s a great resource for such
matters.

I hope this helps.

Gary

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Gary G. Ayrassian, Director

Department of Planning & Development 

City of Attleboro | City Hall - Government Center | 

77 Park Street | Attleboro, MA  02703 |

p: 508.223.2222 x 3143 | f: 508.222.3046 |

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From: MassPlanners <massplanners-bounces at masscptc.org> On Behalf Of Stephen
Wallace via MassPlanners (massplanners at masscptc.org)
Sent: Friday, July 14, 2023 10:04 AM
To: massplanners at masscptc.org
Subject: [Massplanners] facade improvement programs

Fellow Planners –

For those communities that have building façade improvement programs for
your downtown buildings, can you tell me how you are funding them?

We are not a CDBG-entitlement community, so that’s out and we’ve used up our
ARPA funds, so that’s out too. 

Thanks in advance. 

Stephen Wallace

Town Planner     

Phone: 978-422-8111,  Extension 2320             

Email:  <mailto:swallace at sterling-ma.gov> swallace at sterling-ma.gov 

Butterick Municipal Building

1 Park Street

Room 202

Sterling, MA 01564

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