SACO MAIN STREET 2018 BUDGET PRESENTATION CITY OF SACO
RECOMMENDED BUDGET FY 2017 FY 2018 $ CHANGE % CHANGE BUDGET BUDGET Appropriations 46,600 38,600 -8,000 17.2%
CREATING DOWNTOWN VIBRANCY! Installed 30 3,000+ 76 “Adirondacks on Main” Volunteer hours US and Maine flags added to our streetscape! Sponsored by local Increased RiverJam businesses and painted by 7,000+ attendance to local artists. 6 Summer concerts People in our Downtown 2,000+ Music in the Park”ing Lot participating in our events!
WORKING WITH BUSINESSES FOR SUCCESS! 3 Helped Saco Bay Creamery increase business by 118% Saco and Saco Main Street 30 second ads for cable TV highlighted on the regional highlighting the upcoming events, happenings ABC Boston TV show Through signage and a and business opportunities in downtown Saco. “ Chronicle”. social media campaign. 1 Introduced Agren Appliance to Mill Support Building #4 resulting in a purchase of Success Feature Length 150 Kitchen appliance packages. Partnership Christmas Film! $180,000+ spent in our local economy.
2017-18 UPCOMING SACO MAIN STREET ACTION • Development of “Why Saco?” marketing initiative. • Working with new Food and Drinking establishments. • Attraction of additional businesses to downtown Saco. • New “Benches by the Bay” seating & “Piano’s for People” Art installations. • Addition and improvement of downtown pocket parks. • Individual quarterly Landlord, Merchant and Food and Beverage forums. • Focus on river access and usage.
REQUEST ABOVE DIRECTIVE (RAD) SUPPORTED BY RECOMMENDED BUDGET Page RAD Required Required Received Received Priority Purpose # # RAD Source RAD Source S5 1841 1 1,003 Ongoing 1,003 Ongoing Maintain the level of 2016 funding P15
REQUEST ABOVE DIRECTIVE (RAD) NOT SUPPORTED BY RECOMMENDED BUDGET Required Required Page # RAD # Priority Purpose RAD Source S5 1842 2 5,000 Ongoing Maintain the support for Riverjam P15 S5 Community Organization, Downtown 1843 3 11,400 Ongoing P16 Economic Development and Promotion
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