14 TN Main Street and Downtown Communities to Receive Improvement Grants

TENNESSEE GOV. BILL LEE AND DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONER BOB ROLFE ANNOUNCED TODAY 14 TENNESSEE MAIN STREET AND TENNESSEE DOWNTOWNS COMMUNITIES THAT ARE RECEIVING DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT GRANTS. ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE, A TOTAL OF $1.85 MILLION DOLLARS IN RURAL ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FUNDS IS BEING AWARDED IN AMOUNTS UP TO $150,000 PER COMMUNITY. GRANTS WERE AWARDED TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT ILLUSTRATED THE NEED FOR IMPROVEMENTS AND THE ABILITY TO EXECUTE AN EFFECTIVE DESIGN PLAN FOR BUILDING FACADES, WAYFINDING SIGNAGE, COURTYARDS, GATEWAYS AND STREETSCAPES IN TENNESSEE DOWNTOWNS AND MAIN STREET COMMUNITIES. COMMUNITIES RECEIVING DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT GRANTS IN OUR LOCAL AREA INCLUDE: BELL BUCKLE IN BEDFORD COUNTY IN THE AMOUNT OF 150,000 DOLLARS, CLIFTON IN WAYNE COUNTY IN THE AMOUNT OF 150,000 DOLLARS, LINDEN IN PERRY COUNTY IN THE AMOUNT OF 66,141 DOLLARS, LYNNVILLE IN GILES COUNTY IN THE AMOUNT OF 131,250 DOLLARS AND MOUNT PLEASANT IN MAURY COUNTY IN THE AMOUNT OF 150,000 DOLLARS. FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO TN.GOV.

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