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Facade Grant Program

A façade grant program has been established to assist Jefferson businesses with improvement to their buildings.  All work must be done on the exterior of the building and result in a publicly visible improvement.  All work must be done in accordance with the City codes and all required permits must be obtained.  Work must include the correction or any exterior building code violations.  Signs are eligible for a façade grant but must not amount to more that 50% of the total project expenditure.  Routine maintenance procedures (painting, siding, etc.) will not alone be eligible for a façade grant, although these types of procedures may be a component of a larger project.  The following types of property are not eligible: tax delinquent property, property in litigation, property in condemnation or receivership, property which is tax exempt and exclusively residential buildings.  Reimbursement shall be limited to no more than 25% of the total cost of eligible improvements, not to exceed $2,500 per property.  Any project totaling less than $1,000 is not eligible.  The application must be approved by the Jefferson Development Commission before any work is started for which reimbursement is requested under this program.  Reimbursement amounts are subject to availability of program funds and Common Council approval.

Please contact City Administrator Tim Freitag at 920-674-7700 or tfreitag@jeffersonwis.com for more information.