Shawnee is planning an overhaul to its downtown program that incentivizes commercial improvements. Revisions to the city’s policy would simplify financial incentive packages for downtown businesses and increase reimbursable expenses. City staff, in conjunction with the Shawnee Downtown Partnership, had proposed numerous revisions to the policy after reviewing the program this summer. …Adopted by the city in 2003, the Downtown Improvement Program is an incentive policy designed to encourage businesses to invest in their buildings to make the downtown area more attractive, according to city documents. The policy provides financial incentives to downtown businesses to assist them with costs toward improvements that maintain their appearance.
via Shawnee Mission Post
