While many of the stakeholders in the CRA district think that streetscaping is a great way to improve the look of the area, the plan to make it happen through revolving loans might not be the best way.
That is what a packed house at the Chester Street Resource Center told the CRA advisory board during a special meeting Tuesday.
In fact, several of them brought up the possibility nobody even thought of when the meeting began: a special assessment to have the entire CRA District streetscaped.
City staff came up with a plan to foster redevelopment in the CRA District by offering a Streetscape Incentive Program that would put up 25 percent of the cost for eligible streetcape improvements up to $50,000 as a way to encourage public investment.