What is going on with the Broadview Road Streetscape project?
A. The city has plans to dramatically improve the look of the Broadview Road Business District with a $1.5 million dollar facelift including 250 new trees, new aprons and curbs, sidewalks, flower boxes, red brick fronts, banners and a lighted archway over Civic Drive. The legislation creating special TIF funding is in place and the city will proceed once it is comfortable that the money generated from the TIF will cover the cost of the project. TIF money is money that the city “capture’s” locally from the increase in value of the project – instead of sending it to the county. The city does not want to use General Fund money for the project, so will wait until it is covered by the county money.
