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Gainesville launches $500K grant program to boost businesses near The Streatery

The Gainesville City Commission’s General Policy Committee approved the Streatery Improvement Grant program, making up to $50,000 per business available for public-facing upgrades such as storefronts, outdoor dining furniture, lighting, and accessibility features. Eligible properties fall within a corridor roughly bounded by West University Avenue, Southwest Second Avenue, South Main Street, and Southwest Second Street. The program is designed to amplify the city’s separate $4.5 million transformation of Southwest First Avenue into a pedestrian-oriented corridor expected to be completed this fall.

Sources: The Gainesville Sun · City of Gainesville · WCJB TV20