City contributes funds to keep downtown buildings viable
Monday, July 22, 2013
By Joshua Dixon
Staff Writer
Posted Jul. 22, 2013 @ 11:12 am
The downtown section of Redwood Falls near the courthouse contains the oldest business buildings in town. Some of them have been in continuous use for over a century.
When buildings get that old, they need continuous maintenance to keep them usable.
To encourage business owners to maintain their properties, in 1996 the city set up the “Redwood Falls Downtown Revitalization Program.”
The program was designed “to eliminate slum and blight conditions, and to prevent further deterioration of downtown commercial buildings,” according to the...
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