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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#2E74B5'>Hi Stephen,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#2E74B5'>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).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#2E74B5'>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 <a href="mailto:elizabeth.hahn@state.ma.us">elizabeth.hahn@state.ma.us</a> – she’s a great resource for such matters.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#2E74B5'>I hope this helps.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#2E74B5'>Gary<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#2E74B5'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:#4472C4'>_____________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#4472C4'>Gary G. Ayrassian, Director<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#4472C4'>Department of Planning & Development <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#4472C4'>City of Attleboro | City Hall - Government Center | <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#4472C4'>77 Park Street | Attleboro, MA 02703 |<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#4472C4'>p: 508.223.2222 x 3143 | f: 508.222.3046 |<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#4472C4'><a href="mailto:cityplanner@cityofattleboro.us"><span style='color:#4472C4'>cityplanner@cityofattleboro.us</span></a> |<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#4472C4'><a href="http://www.cityofattleboro.us/"><span style='color:#4472C4'>www.cityofattleboro.us</span></a> |</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:#4472C4'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'><span style='font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#2F5496'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'><span style='color:#1F4E79'><img border=0 width=76 height=72 style='width:.7916in;height:.75in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D9B649.1BA27600"></span><span style='font-family:"Corbel",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79'> </span><span style='color:#2E74B5'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'><b>From:</b> MassPlanners <massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Stephen Wallace via MassPlanners (massplanners@masscptc.org)<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, July 14, 2023 10:04 AM<br><b>To:</b> massplanners@masscptc.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [Massplanners] facade improvement programs<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%'>Fellow Planners –<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%'>For those communities that have building façade improvement programs for your downtown buildings, can you tell me how you are funding them?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%'>We are not a CDBG-entitlement community, so that’s out and we’ve used up our ARPA funds, so that’s out too. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:106%'>Thanks in advance. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#444444;background:white'>Stephen Wallace<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#444444;background:white'>Town Planner <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#444444;background:white'>Phone: 978-422-8111, Extension 2320 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#444444;background:white'>Email: </span><a href="mailto:swallace@sterling-ma.gov"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#064A78;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white'>swallace@sterling-ma.gov</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#444444;background:white'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#444444;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#444444;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white'>Butterick Municipal Building</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span 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