Shelburn kicks off Downtown revitalization project
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The town of shelburn is clearing the way for brand new projects to improve life in the community..
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Work is officially underway to preserve "downtown shelburn."
The town took over several dilapidated properties.
Demolition began this morning.
It clears the way for new projects in the revitilization initative.
News 10's dominic miranda explains what the city has planned in the months ahead.
Pk} it was the loud sound of a new beginning thursday morning when two abandoned buildings like this one here behind me were torn down.
The town of shelburn's treasurer jay southwood told me... they have ideas for the properties including city greenspace, new single-family housing and even potential development opportunities for local businesses.
Southwood told me this is a start..... but they have much more of this planned in 2020.
That's the sound of starting to bring new life to the town of shelburn.
Two abandoned buildings were torn down thursday morning to begin the towns revitalization project.
Southwood has lived in shelburn all his life.
He says it's a great feeling to finally have the money to begin this initiative.
He says the possibilities are endless on what to do with the properties once they're torn down.
He says a contractor could come in and turn one of the properties into a spec house... and the other could bring new business to downtown.
But it doesn't stop with just these two.
Southwood says by october, they plan to take down 8 to 9 more rundown properties.
Southwood says this is all in an effort to bring new life to the place he's called home for so many years.
"i'm just hoping that it instills other property owners that live here that maybe thought about leaving that maybe they think that the town is trying to take itself back and stay and encourage other people to build here" southwood also told me that shelburn was awarded nearly 500 thousand dollars from the state.
This is to work on and improve the town's streets.
It truly is the start of a full blown revitalization in shelburn.... and southwood is extremely excited to get things going.
In shelburn.
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