Carthage and West Carthage

Secure $600,000 CDBG Grant

The Villages of Carthage and West Carthage have received notice that they will receive a $600,000 micro-enterprise grant from the Governor's Office for Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program. The project area for the grant will be the "Main Street" corridor that joins the two villages. The corridor runs down State Street in Carthage, across the river and down Bridge Street in West Carthage, down to the intersection with Broad Street.

The project will fund exterior and interior renovations to commercial properties; provide revolving loans for small business expansion or working capital; and assist business owners in the development of business plans and marketing strategies. The majority of jobs created and retained by the project must benefit low and moderate income people.

Part of the grant will also fund public improvements that support economic revitalization of the project area. The Quality Communities Demonstration (see web link) grant currently underway will give each of the villages ideas on how to best spend their portion of those funds.

From the Tug Hill Times
August 24, 2001