It generates more activity. Businesses that might never consider renting space in downtown Bremerton today would have a different reaction to a Bremerton with a more dynamic street scene. If downtown property becomes attractive again and starts generating income, it will build the city's tax base. Homeowners and renters will no longer bear as much of the city's property tax burden. That fact makes every Bremerton resident a partner in city revitalization.
Nothing is certain.
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