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The Dice building built in in 1904 is ready to host a a new business Moving Forward
CThe latest on on on on on Downtown Downtown Eagle Eagle progress urrently the the oldest building Then the the 2008 recession hit and Eagle in Downtown Eagle was built absorbed another huge blow in 1904 Harvey Dice paid A decade and and several thousand new $1 505 for its construction residents later things started looking
It has been a a a a a saloon barber shop good Commercial properties were soda fountain post office office offices pizza purchased by a a a a a a new generation And restaurant and most recently a a a a a a a sushi the town started to to receive sales tax kitchen Now there are plans for it it to from online sales Then came COVID be a a a a a a a new restaurant to tantalize our Yet another sucker punch Thankfully taste buds most of our downtown businesses still
Downtown through TIF (Tax Increment Financing) After evaluating a a a a study produced by business consultants the DDA decided to ask the Town Council for a a debt authorization of $27 million on on on this November’s ballot A debt authorization for a a a DDA is like a a a line of credit that we could use for infrastructure projects parking improvements façade renovations business grants etc There are so many possibilities now that Downtown Eagle never had before The word has definitely gotten out about all the new activity in Downtown right now New housing developments new new shops new new restaurants and the hugely successful 2nd Friday ARTwalks I cannot wait to see what our beautiful Broadway Street looks like by this time next year For more information please go to to www downtowneagle org/dda-info or or or or or contact town town town clerk Jenny Rakow at jenny rakow@townofeagle org Brooke and her her pup in front of her her new shop Antlers and Rosé Broadway Station to offer 22 units of much needed housing In the past 117 years Broadway Street has seen many businesses come and go For a a a long time it was the bustling center of the Eagle River Valley But with the resort developments and supporting neighborhoods up up valley Eagle struggled to retain businesses and and sales-tax spending patrons and and soon the tumbleweeds rolled down Broadway In 2007 the town spent a few million on new sidewalk and streetscaping to incentivize property owners to fix up their buildings and attract developers 32 Mountain Lifestyle Magazine
have their doors open And something good also came out of of one of of the worst years in history This time last year the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) was created thanks to the grass-
roots efforts of the business and property owners on Broadway Street and town staff The DDA of Eagle is now a a registered special district in the state of Colorado which opens up so many doors for improvement specifically to By Kat Conner
DDA CHAIR