In 1991, the City formed an urban renewal agency
to assist in making public improvements in the
downtown area for the benefit of the community.
The Agencyâ s projects must occur within a defined
geographical boundary as shown in the adjacent
map. Projects typically deal with making major
street improvements, building parks, providing
public amenities, working on projects that aid
economic development, building a new city hall,
leveraging other public funds and grants, and
providing assistance to property owners in the
downtown core area through a rehabilitation/façade
improvement grant program. The Agency is
scheduled to have all projects completed by 2019.
The West Valley View master plan is a project of
the Agency and, with the City as a joint applicant,
has obtained a $1 million grant in federal funds for
assistance in building this project. [From the Plan]
