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Lyons, N.Y. —
Business owners in the village of Lyons got a glimpse of what their store fronts could look like with a facelift.
It was standing room only in the Village Board room where residents gathered Friday to learn more about grant money available that would ultimately put a new face on the village. Lyons High School graduate Bryan Maddock presented digital recreations of downtown buildings after undergoing façade renovations. The renderings brought color and life to the village that impressed those in attendance and Lyons Main Street Program Manager Jerry Ashley.
“Bryan Maddock has been working with several downtown business owners to do digital versions of what their buildings might look like,” Ashley said. “On some buildings it will be awnings and paint, while on others it may be taking the building back to what it looked like in days gone by. Either way, the CAD renderings will spur your imagination and may give you some ideas of what might happen with other buildings in the downtown business core.”
These renovations are made possible through a $390,000 grant awarded to the village this past September. Since then, Maddock has worked to create vibrant digital renderings that brighten village streets while still maintaining the small Erie Canal town feel.
The grant is administered by the Office of Community Renewal through the New York Main Street program, which provides financial resources and technical assistance to communities to strengthen the economic vitality of the state’s traditional Main Streets and neighborhoods. The grant program provides funds from the New York State Housing Trust Fund Corporation to units of local government, business improvement districts and other not-for-profit organizations committed to revitalizing historic downtowns, mixed-use neighborhood commercial districts and village centers.
Main Street grants are helping to revitalize downtowns through targeted commercial/residential improvements such as façade renovations, interior residential building upgrades and streetscape enhancements. Cultural anchors, such as theaters or museums, have also been renovated with Main Street funds.
“It was a great crowd and you could really sense the excitement towards the proposed changes to the downtown,” Maddock said of Friday’s meeting.
Maddock holds degrees in design: architectural studies and graphic arts/printing and is an accredited professional. He is currently operating his own design office in architecture, graphic design and film called Bryan Maddock Design, which will be located in Colorado. Ashely said Maddock will continue working with the Lyons Main Street Program and building owners on the renovation designs via email.
Interested Lyons business or building owners can fill out an application available at the Village Hall and submit it to the village, where it will be reviewed by a panel selected by the Village Board for approval. Applications will be accepted for up to 2 years or until grant funding is depleted, so Ashley urges interested parties to apply sooner rather than later. Any business or property owner in the downtown business core is eligible for grant funding. A 35-percent match is required and approved funds are reimbursed after renovations have been completed.
Business owners in the village of Lyons got a glimpse of what their store fronts could look like with a facelift.
It was standing room only in the Village Board room where residents gathered Friday to learn more about grant money available that would ultimately put a new face on the village. Lyons High School graduate Bryan Maddock presented digital recreations of downtown buildings after undergoing façade renovations. The renderings brought color and life to the village that impressed those in attendance and Lyons Main Street Program Manager Jerry Ashley.
“Bryan Maddock has been working with several downtown business owners to do digital versions of what their buildings might look like,” Ashley said. “On some buildings it will be awnings and paint, while on others it may be taking the building back to what it looked like in days gone by. Either way, the CAD renderings will spur your imagination and may give you some ideas of what might happen with other buildings in the downtown business core.”
These renovations are made possible through a $390,000 grant awarded to the village this past September. Since then, Maddock has worked to create vibrant digital renderings that brighten village streets while still maintaining the small Erie Canal town feel.
The grant is administered by the Office of Community Renewal through the New York Main Street program, which provides financial resources and technical assistance to communities to strengthen the economic vitality of the state’s traditional Main Streets and neighborhoods. The grant program provides funds from the New York State Housing Trust Fund Corporation to units of local government, business improvement districts and other not-for-profit organizations committed to revitalizing historic downtowns, mixed-use neighborhood commercial districts and village centers.
Main Street grants are helping to revitalize downtowns through targeted commercial/residential improvements such as façade renovations, interior residential building upgrades and streetscape enhancements. Cultural anchors, such as theaters or museums, have also been renovated with Main Street funds.
“It was a great crowd and you could really sense the excitement towards the proposed changes to the downtown,” Maddock said of Friday’s meeting.
Maddock holds degrees in design: architectural studies and graphic arts/printing and is an accredited professional. He is currently operating his own design office in architecture, graphic design and film called Bryan Maddock Design, which will be located in Colorado. Ashely said Maddock will continue working with the Lyons Main Street Program and building owners on the renovation designs via email.
Interested Lyons business or building owners can fill out an application available at the Village Hall and submit it to the village, where it will be reviewed by a panel selected by the Village Board for approval. Applications will be accepted for up to 2 years or until grant funding is depleted, so Ashley urges interested parties to apply sooner rather than later. Any business or property owner in the downtown business core is eligible for grant funding. A 35-percent match is required and approved funds are reimbursed after renovations have been completed.
