Shenandoah Downtown gets $10,000 grant

BY LESLIE RICHARDSON, STAFF WRITER - REPUBLICAN & Herald

04/21/2007

SHENANDOAH - Shenandoah's downtown revitalization efforts are getting a boost.

State Rep. Neal P. Goodman, D-123, presented Downtown Shenandoah Inc. with a $10,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development on Friday.

The money will be used to meet the group's matching funds goals.

According to DSI President Valerie Macdonald, the group will receive $90,000 for their efforts from the Main Street Program, matching the group's $90,000 raised through grants, fundraisers and donations.

Another $120,000 will come from a Design Challenge Grant program.

Upper Schuylkill Downtowns, the parent group of the revitalization efforts, recently received a financial shot in the arm by being awarded a $1 million grant that will keep the revitalization group operating through 2011.

Also, DSI was notified last week that they have qualified for Year 2 and 3 funding from DCED, but will have to pass an inspection by the director of Pennsylvania Downtown Center, William Fontana.

© The REPUBLICAN & Herald 2007

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