First, let me address the proposed cost of the Brice Main Street project. This project has had input from a broad base of community leaders, business persons and individuals. It has been planned in a way that will permit the project to be accomplished over a period of years. In selecting the design firm that we hired to help us with this project we looked for a firm that would not only prepare the design guidelines but would also help us determine what would be the best way to finance the project. No project of this magnitude is inexpensive, however if you plan and you can maximize the use of loans grants and city funds, I believe the project can be accomplished.
Every business has a cost in producing a product or service.
The city is in the business of assuring that we remain economically viable. That the needs and services are provided for our citizens and that we take a pro-active approach to remain competitive with other communities in the Franklin County area. As indicated by the previous question, for a community to continue to prosper it requires the revitalization of its older sections. This streetscape construction project would be accomplished over a minimum of 10 years with a five-year payment for each stage of construction. Looked at in this manner, the costs are spread over a number of years.