238.127 State main street program.
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238.127 State main street program.
(1)In this section:
(a)“Business area” means a commercial area existing at the time services under the state main street program are requested and having historic significance.
(b)“Municipality” means a city, village or town.
(c)“Revitalization” means the process of engaging in activities to increase economic activity, while preserving and building upon a location’s historically significant characteristics.
(2)The corporation shall establish and administer a state main street program to coordinate state and local participation in programs offered by the national main street center, created by the national trust for historic preservation, to assist municipalities in planning, managing and implementing programs for the revitalization of business areas. The corporation shall do all of the following:
(a)Enter into contracts to obtain business area revitalization services provided by the national main street center.
(c)With help from interested individuals and organizations, develop a plan describing the objectives of the state main street program and the methods by which the corporation shall:
1. Coordinate the activities of that program with private and public sector revitalization of business areas.
2. Solicit and use private sector funding for revitalization of business areas.
3. Help municipalities engage in revitalization of business areas.
(d)Coordinate with other state and local public and private entities which provide services to municipalities undertaking projects for the revitalization of business areas.