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NIFA Deal Makers’ Marketplace. January 25, 2006. Curtis Nebraska Housing Incentives Where What Who Why When. Curtis, Frontier County Incentives Housing Business Development
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NIFA Deal Makers’ Marketplace January 25, 2006
Curtis Nebraska Housing IncentivesWhere What Who Why When • Curtis, Frontier County • Incentives • Housing • Business Development • City of Curtis, Medicine Valley Economic Development Corp, Curtis Telephone, Medicine Valley Schools, Medicine Creek Chamber of Commerce • Population decrease • ASAP
Curtis, Frontier County, Nebraska • Southwest Nebraska • Agricultural Economy • NCTA • Infrastructure improvements
Incentives • Free Land • LB840 Plan • Welcome Home Package
Free Land • Gift to City for Golf Course • Initial costs for development • Auction • Sales • Free Lots • Local Phone Company
Partners • City of Curtis • MVEDC • Curtis Telephone • Medicine Valley Schools • Medicine Creek Chamber of Commerce
Population Decrease • Frontier County peaked from 1890 to 1930 • Agricultural technology improvements • Transportation improvements • Smaller Families • 1987 Poppers suggested Buffalo Commons
Success • All of lots at Golf Course taken – 1 new home, 3 on the drawing board • 3 new homes at Rollin Hills, 2 on the drawing board – 5 lots left • Increased tax base • Potentially addition students in school system
Where do we go from here • Possible locations to continue program of subdivisions • Dilapidated property in City • Possible partners