"We’ve been focused on the square for years with the historical and keep neglecting the people outside. That’s where I have the issue. They’re dilapidated just as bad. They need just as much help and they’re just as big of an eyesore." Harlan City Councilman Dan Schumacher

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Thu, 11/12/2015 - 1:56pm admin

$500,000 CDBG would allow building facades to be renovated

We’ve been focused on the square for years with the historical and keep neglecting the people outside. That’s where I have the issue. They’re dilapidated just as bad. They need just as much help and they’re just as big of an eyesore." -- Harlan City Councilman Dan Schumacher

    HARLAN – Downtown building owners in Harlan have the unique opportunity to participate in façade improvement through a state/federal grant program being offered through the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA), and being applied for by the City of Harlan.
   The Harlan City Council last week hired RDG, Des Moines, as architect for the downtown façade improvement project. The council is proceeding with an application for $500,000 from the state’s CDBG (Community Development Block Grant) program, to be submitted in early February.
   Total project cost would be $1 million, with $250,000 in total coming from those building owners that meet all criteria and are selected, and the remaining $250,000 coming from the city through its local option sales tax. Architect fees likely will be 10-15 percent of the total project, to be negotiated with the city at a later date.

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