Monticello Main Street and the City of Monticello teamed up in 2001 to offer Facade Improvement Matching Grants to Monticello businesses. The program supported over $1.1 million of improvement to building facades due to this program. Starting in 2021, however, we worked with the City of Monticello to help them develop the Building Improvement Grant program!
Monticello Main Street offers design assistance, while the City of Monticello administers and provides the funding. The purpose of the grants is to stimulate efforts to improve the structures in Monticello's commercial and business facades located in the historic downtown and beyond.
There is a $10,000 reimbursement of 50% of the approved eligible project costs per grant. The funding each year varies based on the Business District retail tax revenue. There are two application times per year: December 1-15th with a decision made in January, and project completion by June 30th; and June 1-15th with a decision made in July and project completion by November 30th.
Purpose
1. Improve and reduce the blighting conditions within the District.
2. Facilitate the repair, renovation, rehabilitation, and restoration of deteriorated structures.
3. Provide assistance in facilitating the highest level of public safety to the community.
4. Enhance the sales tax base of the District through small business retention and recruitment.
5. Enhance the property tax base of the District by encouraging redevelopment and investment.
To Learn More, View the Application, View Criteria - CLICK HERE!
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Smoke N Octane is kicking off- Come for the cars, stay for the Downtown Monticello experience- just 2 blocks over, and you might just find yourself making a day of it!
✨ Thank you to our Monticello Main Street partner, Lilly's Flooring!
Home to one of our favorite downtown building facelifts, Lilly's Flooring continues to help make Main Street (literally...) a beautiful place—inside and out, calling downtown Monticello hope for 34 years!! Thank you for supporting downtown and the Monticello Main Street mission!
Fun Fact... Lori Lilly was on the Main Street board for a number of years- we appreciate her creative insight and dedication to downtown!
Meet Kat Ryan! She is a local Monticello author who writes cinnamon roll heroes in a small-town romance series that we love!
The fictional town is loosely based on Monticello! Locals will love finding all the easter eggs and loose connections! Those of you not from our area will see a glimpse of Monticello, albeit romanticized, in her writing!
In Staying with You, a major theme is the importance of 3rd spaces...sounds right up the Main Street alley, doesn't it?! We can't appreciate her bringing attention to their importance more!
We don't want you to miss the new release!! So run out and grab it...this story does not disappoint!! If you want to meet Kat in person and get your signed copy...watch the Monticello Farmers' Market page for a sneak appearance sometime this summer!