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What has the Village of Constantine DDA Done

October 2023

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Village of Constantine�Downtown Development Authority�Board Members

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Member	Date Appointed	Term Expiration	Type
Piper, Larry	12/31/2015	12/31/2023	At Large
Eley, Mike	12/31/2015	12/31/2023	Business Owner, Resident
Hall, Seth	12/31/2020	12/31/2024	Business Owner
Hoover, Greg	12/03/2020	12/31/2024	Business Owner
Mathers, Gary	N/A	N/A	Village President
Heskett, John	12/31/2021	12/31/2025	Business Owner
Mathers, Myra	12/31/2021	12/31/2025	At Large – Resident
Wolcott, Veronica	07/01/2022	12/31/2026	Bank Manager
Helman, D	07/01/2022	12/31/2026	Business/ Resident
Byler, Brenda	12/31/2018	12/31/2027	At Large-Business Owner
Larink, Mike	12/31/2018	12/31/2027	Business Owner, Resident

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CDBG Grants�(Community Development Block Grant)

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CDBG Grants

Location	Development	Local	Rehabilitation	Total Investment
176 S Washington St	$ 45000	$ 15,000	$ 10,000	$ 70,000
105 S Washington St	$ 45,000	$ 15,000	$ 20,000	$ 80,000
130 E Water St	$ 33,750	$ 11,862	$ 40,100	$ 85,712

CDBG Total Investment into the community				$ 235,712

$ 235,712

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DDA Façade Grant

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Project	Project Total	15%	Total Project	25% Match	Village Match	Amount Due from Owner
Pipers	$ 13,100	$ 1,965	$ 15,065	$ 3,766	$ 3,000	$ 766
Harvey House Hotel & Restaurant	$ 28,860	$ 4,329	$ 33,189	$ 8,297	$ 3,000	$ 5,297
Wolf Graphic’s	$ 43,200	$ 6,480	$ 49,680	$ 12,420	$ 6,000	$ 6,420


	$ 85,160	$12,774	$ 97,934	$ 24,484	$ 12,000	$ 12,484

$ 97,934

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Village of Constantine�DDA Façade�Grants��25 Grants issued to date

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Date	Projects	Address	Project Total	Request Amount	Paid out
1/13/2011	Karen's What-Not Shop	160 E Water Street	$3,745	$2,809	$1,623
9/23/2010	Masonic Lodge 35	189 S Washington Street	$4,000	$1,969	$1,969
10/10/2011	Tommy Parsons - Harvey Hotel	125 W Water Street	$28,769	$3,000	$3,000
10/19/2010	Vinette Reames	140 S Washington Street	$7,059	$2,912	$2,912
12/7/2010	Rachel's	130 E Water St	$3,834	$2,876	$2,876
12/19/2012	Shirley Jones	100 S Washington Street	$1,672	$1,254	$1,254
4/22/2011	Tracy Johnson - Meeks Mill Café	138 E Water Street	$8,900	$3,000	$3,000
2/11/2013	MEDC Facada Match Renee Wolf	160 & 170 S Washington Street	$21,390	$6,000	$6,000
8/8/2014	Shear Styles	155 S Washington Street	$3,000	$2,250	$2,250
4/4/2014	Renee Wolf	160 & 170 S Washington Street	$8,695	$6,000	$6,000
6/19/2014	John Schroer	182 S Washington Street	$2,700	$2,100	$2,027
3/23/2015	Matt & Char Ryan	145 & 155 S Washington St	$4,094	$1,988	$1,988
3/3/2016	Don Heskett	120 * 138 S Washington St	$28,055	$6,000	$6,000
1/28/2015	Darius Jusaitis	119 S Washington St	$7,000	$3,000	Holding
1/28/2015	Darius Jusaitis	106-117 S Washington St	$9,350	$3,000	Holding
1/28/2015	Darius Jusaitis	104-108 E Water St	$11,200	$3,000	Holding
12/16/2013	Matt & Char Ryan	145 & 155 S Washington St	$6,000	$4,094	$3,070
6/19/2017	Eley Funeral Home	280 S Washington St	$4,400	$3,000	$3,000
11/15/2018	Tracy Johnson - Meeks Mill Café	138 E Water Street	$3,359	$2,519	$2,519
10/4/2018	Joe Fox	130 E Water St	$2,140	$1,605	$1,605
6/14/2018	Brett Thomspon	140 S Washington Street	$2,247	$1,777	$1,777
7/1/2018	Jeremiah Ussery	116 S Washington St	$2,679	$2,009	$2,009
8/9/2019	Darius Jusaitis	119 S Washington St			$3,000
8/9/2019	Darius Jusaitis	106-117 S Washington St			$3,000
8/9/2019	Darius Jusaitis	100 S Washington Street			$3,000
8/16/2020	Rex Fisher	100 W Water Street	$25,000	$12,500	$12,500
12/14/2022	Mike Larink	182 S Washington Street	$5,958	$2,979	$2,979
04/15/23	James Nowak	150 S Washington St	$16,283	$4,500	$4,500

			$221,529	$86,140	$83,857

DDA Façade Grants

$ 83,857

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182 S Washington St

Total Improvement $ 5,958

DDA Investment $ 2,949

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2023 Projects

150 S Washington St

Total Improvement $ 16,283

DDA Investment $ 4,500

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Downtown Infrastructure Grant (DIG)�Funding Sources �

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East Parking Lot Improvements

Downtown Infrastructure Grant (DIG)�

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CDBG/State		$ 292,124
Local Unit	DDA 20%	$ 67,508
Total	match	$ 390,032

Downtown Infrastructure Grant (DIG)�Funding Sources �

$ 397,032

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Elimination Program

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1005 S Washington St

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Job	Price
Demolition	$ 8,500.00
top soil/seeding	$ 1,054.40
	$ 9,554.40
5%	$ 477.72
	$ 10,032.12

2012 Michigan Elimination Program

$ 10,032

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Rental Rehab Grant Funding

3 Different building
Total of 11 new apartments

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160 1/2 S Washington St

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105 ½ S Washington St

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177 ½ S Washington St.

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Rental Rehab Grant Funding

Location	MSHDA's Match	Owners	Total Investment
170 1/2 S Washington St	$ 70,000	$ 22,500	$ 92,500
105 1/2 S Washington St	$ 70,000	$ 40,000	$ 110,000
177 1/2 S Washington St	$ 330,000	$ 160,000	$ 490,000

			$ 692,500

$ 692,500

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Summary of Grant $$ Spent

Project	Dollar Amount
CDBG	$ 235,712
Façade (Federal)	$ 97,934
Façade (DDA Grants)	$ 89,857
DIG	$ 397,032
Elimination Program	$ 10,032
Rental Rehad	$ 692,500
	$ 1,523,067

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Village of Constantine �DDA Properties

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South Washington Street

Donated to the Village

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186 S Washington St.

SOLD

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West Water Street

Donated to the Village

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Donated to the Village

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125 West 2^nd Street

SOLD

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Also Sold

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Recurring Expenses

Electric Bills

Downtown lights
186 S Washington Street

Mowing

West Water Park

Weeding

East Parking Park

Wages

DDA Director

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Changes going on in the Downtown

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115 S Washington St

New Construction for Hair Salon

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119 S Washington St

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135 S Washington Street - Provisioning

Started construction

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“NOW” Magnus Brewing

SOLD now OPEN

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For Sale – 155 S Washington Street

SOLD

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169 S Washington St

Sold

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225 S Washington St

Ba Bargain's

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186 S Washington St

SOLD

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SOLD - 182 S Washington St

Larink Construction

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120 S Washington St

Tattoo Shop

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Revised Grant Program��Business Investment Program�Constantine DDA�Adopted July 22, 2020

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Qualified expenses include permanent property improvements, such as:�

Creation or expansion of service areas for restaurants and retailers, both inside & out
Exterior improvements, including signage, awnings, paint, windows, and brickwork
Construction costs related to code compliance for office, restaurant, & retail uses

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Thank you!