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3 <br /> <br />REHABILITATION AND REDEVELOPMENT <br />Undertake strategies that facilitate rehabilitation and redevelopment of aging commercial, industrial <br />and residential areas to ensure private reinvestment and sustainability. <br />COMMERICAL/INDUSTRIAL STRATEGIES <br /> Maintain a listing of available commercial /industrial sites <br /> Promote available sites through various marketing initiatives <br /> Identify and examine potential areas for revitalization <br /> Review existing programs, resources, and services and recommend improvements to <br />increase our competitive advantage and support goals <br /> Enhance downtown commercial district through business recruitment and people- <br />generating activities <br /> Develop and implement a blighted properties program for both commercial and <br />residential properties <br />ACTION STEPS <br />• Identify target areas for the blighted properties program <br />• Partner with downtown business association and civic groups to promote existing and explore <br />new downtown activities (i.e. BNI, Chamber Connections, etc.). <br />• Partner with Elk River Area Arts Alliance to explore funding concepts for an arts center within <br />the downtown study area <br />• Create and distribute a survey to businesses to identify recommended improvements to existing <br />programs, resources and services, in addition to identifying preferred methods of <br />communication to improve Elk River business climate <br />• Identify current property owners’ and businesses’ interest in redevelopment efforts both north <br />and south of HWY 10 and in 171st Focused Area Study area <br />• Create a redevelopment policy regarding capitalizing the HRA development fund and identify <br />parameters for purchasing parcels <br />• Create and distribute comprehensive business directory to promote downtown Elk River <br />• Update short videos promoting available sites and applicable initiatives to distribute through <br />social media outlets, constant contact and website <br /> <br /> <br />Comment [OA17]: New Programs Implemented <br />in 2016 <br />Formatted: Highlight <br />Comment [OA18]: No longer in operation. <br />Comment [OA19]: In process. <br />Formatted: Highlight <br />Comment [OA20]: Implementing the Mississippi <br />Connections Plan for Redevelopment Efforts <br />Comment [OA21]: Work in partnership with <br />Downtown Association <br />Comment [OA22]: Several Short Videos have <br />been made and broadcasted on FB, website and <br />other Social Media platforms.