At Thursday morning’s meeting, the Economic Development Authority reviewed and approved a request by the Northfield Historical Society for $75,000 of Downtown Revolving Loan Funds. The Historical Society will use the funds to restore the roof of the Scriver Building to its original design (repairing the leaks in the process), create new exhibit space toContinue reading “EDA Approves Historical Society Loan Request”
Category Archives: Economic Expansion Committee
Block Head Update
The Exapansion and Redevelopment Committee of the NDDC, known as the E. R. Team, held another Block Head Gathering last week. About two dozen folks showed up at The Rueb for coffee, doughnuts and discussion. There was an update on the Downtown Revolving Loan Fund, particularly the under $10,000 category. Loans of this size requireContinue reading “Block Head Update”
Making garbage respectable
Many downtown folks have been following the discussion of a certain garbage site on the west side of the Cannon River with interest over the past several weeks. Our own ER Team has been discussing the finer points of garbage all summer. Their goal can be summed up with three words: COMBINE (receptacles wherever possible)Continue reading “Making garbage respectable”
Be a Block Head
A Brief History of the Block Head Organizing Project There had been talk of organizing the downtown owners going back to the summer of 03. A comparison was made to urban neighborhoods, where folks formed Block Clubs to keep each other informed about important challenges and opportunities in the community. Then in January 04, weContinue reading “Be a Block Head”
Expansion Team Update
The NDDC Expansion and Redevelopment Team spent most of the summer months working on the Downtown Revolving Loan Fund. The Team hoped to suggest changes to the EDA that would make the program more user-friendly for downtown building and business owners. The ER Team believes that if the program is more appealing and more ownersContinue reading “Expansion Team Update”