A reader sent us a photo noting that the scaffolding that's surrounded the Bridgeview Bank Building at Lawrence and Broadway has been taken down after several months.
Is anyone tracking the "facade rebate" dollars in Uptown?
Does anyone know, is Broadway Bank a subsidy recipient for facade work?
In recent years the City's facade rebate program has been paid for out of TIFs under the rubric of SBIF ("small business improvement fund").
I think it would be fascinating to learn that one of the north side's most prosperous (and hooked-up & connected) businesses is considered a small business for public subsidy purposes and is taking public dollars for this work while there are so many other obvious, worthy, and more needed candidates (see Uptown Update)
Amazing how refreshing a street scene can be when the scaffolding comes down.
ReplyDeleteSheridan/Wilson ... anyone?
Is anyone tracking the "facade rebate" dollars in Uptown?
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone know, is Broadway Bank a subsidy recipient for facade work?
In recent years the City's facade rebate program has been paid for out of TIFs under the rubric of SBIF ("small business improvement fund").
I think it would be fascinating to learn that one of the north side's most prosperous (and hooked-up & connected) businesses is considered a small business for public subsidy purposes and is taking public dollars for this work while there are so many other obvious, worthy, and more needed candidates (see Uptown Update)