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Brunswick Buildings Await Facelifts
About
Face Program
Five
downtown Brunswick properties will move one step closer to a facelift
when graduate students at the University of Maryland finish design
plans in December. Since Nov. 1, 15 architecture students have
descended on Brunswick to evaluate, analyze and design façade
improvements for commercial buildings at Railroad Square and East and
West Potomac streets.
Join us for a reception and to view the
design plans...
When: Tuesday, December 11 at
6 p.m.
Where: The Brunswick Railroad
Museum, 40 W. Potomac Street, Brunswick, MD
Join us for the unveiling of the
About Face architectural design plans for five Downtown
properties. The public can provide their comments and feedback on
the design plans. At the same time, there will also be a student
photography exhibit featuring downtown's historic architecture.
More
info...
Brunswick Main Street Resources
Facade
Improvement Program
Brunswick
Main Street’s Façade Improvement Program offers up to
$5,000 in
matching funds and, in certain cases, design assistance to businesses
in the
Brunswick Main Street program area in order to improve the appearance
of
individual building facades, signs and awnings, as well as the overall
look of
the district.
Now Accepting Applications!
Brunswick Main Street is currently accepting applications for Facade
Improvement Projects and Signage Projects up to $5,000. Please
contact the office directly to discuss your project prior to submitting
an application. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, and
are due on the last day of each month for review the following month by
the Design Committee. Application and Guidelines can be
downloaded below:
For
more information, please call 301-834-5591 or email
brunswickmainstreet@yahoo.com.
Sign Ordinance - Review the City of
Brunswick Sign Ordinance for
Signs Overhanging the Public Right of Way (such as signs perpendicular
to a building overhanging a sidewalk).
Brunswick Main Street Awarded
Additional $75,000 for Facade
Improvement Program
On
Monday, July 10, 2006 Governor Erlich awarded Brunswick Main Street an
additional $75,000 Neighborhood Business Works Grant for its
Facade Improvement Program. This adds to the already existing
$25,000 Brunswick Main Street has already earned.
Brunswick
Main Street Hosts Maryland Heritage Preservation Tax Credit Seminar on
October 26
Brunswick, MD
- Brunswick Main Street is hosting a Maryland Heritage Preservation
Tax Credit Program seminar on October 26, 2006 at 7 p.m. at 7
Maryland Avenue (First United Methodist Church) in downtown Brunswick,
MD. With a presentation from the Maryland Historical Trust, the
seminar is aimed at providing information about financial incentives
for property owners to rehabilitate their historic home or property.
The Heritage
Preservation Tax Credit Program, administered by the Maryland
Historical Trust, provides Maryland income tax credits equal to 20% of
the qualified capital costs expended in the rehabilitation of a
“certified heritage structure.” The credit is available for
owner-occupied residential property as well as income-producing
property.
This is a great
opportunity for Brunswick residents and business owners and others
within a historic district to find out what financial
incentives there are to rehabilitate their historic property. The
Brunswick Historic District, established in 1979, is roughly bound by
the Potomac River, Central, Park, and 10 Avenues, and C Street.
Roughly 500 buildings qualify for the tax credit.
The program will give
an overview of the tax credit program, what structures or areas
qualify, and how the the program is administered. There will also
be an opportunity to ask questions about the program.
Web Links
and Resources
Historic
Preservation, History, and Downtown
Revitalization
Maryland
Historic Tax Credits - http://www.marylandhistoricaltrust.net
Maryland
Department of Housing and Community Development - www.dhcd.state.md.us/
National
Trust Main Street Center - http://www.mainstreet.org/
National
Trust for Historic Preservation - http://www.nationaltrust.org/
The
Journey Through Hallowed Ground - http://www.hallowedground.org/
Business Resources
The
City of Brunswick:
Web
Site – www.brunswickmd.gov/
Economic
Development Commission - http://www.brunswickmd.gov/edcmain.htm/
Planning
Department – http://www.brunswickmd.gov/PlanningHome.htm/
Greater
Brunswick Area Chamber of Commerce: http://www.gbacc.net/
Frederick
County Office of Economic Development: http://www.discoverfrederickmd.com/
Small
Business Development Center: http://www.discoverfrederickmd.com/business/aboutoed/sbdc.cfm/
Small Business
Administration: http://www.sba.gov/
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