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To promote home improvement, the Burnsville City Council is looking to help and it could come in the form of a homeowner rebate. This story and others in a weekly roundup of city news.
Home do-over help could be available
To promote home improvement, the Burnsville City Council is looking to help, and it could come in the form of a homeowner rebate.
Last year, the council asked staff to develop a home improvement assistance program to help improve housing stock by attracting first-time homebuyers with an incentive to fix-up or raze homes that need improvements.
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During Tuesday night’s work session, the council is expected to consider a rebate program to cover the costs of the building permit fee and plan review fee. According to the council background material, the City collected approximately $25,685 in fees for 32 separate residential remodels and/or additions with a building value of $1.7 million.”
If the council would decide to implement the program, criteria would need to be set, along with fees inspections, and the “2011 budget would need to be amended at this time. The mid-year loss of revenue, the amount which is uncertain at this time, could be taken out of general fund reserves.”
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The council is also expected to hear a report from the Burnsville Performing Arts Commission regarding its proposed 2012 budget and business plan.
The meeting is set for 6:30 p.m. in City Hall.
The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing Monday at 6:30 p.m. to consider a request from Ambro and Son LLP, for a Planned Unit Development amendment to expand the outdoor storage area.
No wine license because of state shutdown
Davone Halsana, the new owner of the Mekong River Thai restaurant, will have to wait until the state shutdown is over before obtaining a license to sell wine in her establishment. Approval of her application to sell 3.2 beer is a local function, and it was approved at the Tuesday Burnsville City Council meeting. The wine license, in some cases, has to be approved by the state. The restaurant is located at 1916 E. Hwy. 13.
GARAGE to celebrate the ‘Dirty Dozen’
The GARAGE will be celebrating its 12th anniversary with a DIRTY DOZEN ANNIVERSARY show Saturday, July 16, with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. All proceeds from the show will be going back into THE GARAGE for equipment improvements. For a listing of the bands scheduled to perform and more information, go to the event’s Facebook page.
The GARAGE is an-all age community center operated by the City of Burnsville.
