“Hang tight. Give me a little time,” Moulder pleads

If a vote tonight is favorable, Seneca will soon have in place economic incentives for new business and property owners willing to share the costs of façade work. High atop city council’s agenda is a recommendation to approve amended ordinances that’ll offer 15% of the costs of façade improvements up to a maximum of $5 thousand in matching funds. The city is looking at the date of August 1 to start the program and have its City Hall counter staff trained to accept applications from those interested in the business community. Councilwoman Denise Rozman of the Seneca Development Committee urged city officials yesterday to consider scheduling a public information meeting to explain the economic development incentives that, for now, target what’s called the Seneca downtown re-investment area. A lot of what’s behind Seneca’s stepped up efforts at re-vitalization are to achieve what’s been called a sense of place for a downtown commercial area that has seen reduced business dating back to the early 1970s at the advent of shopping centers at the city’s outlying areas. In Scott Moulder, the city’s new administrator, Seneca has someone to bring new ideas and new energy. Moulder has been on the job five weeks. And yesterday he told the development committee meeting, “Hang tight. Give me a little time