{"id":323,"date":"2017-06-14T21:51:25","date_gmt":"2017-06-14T21:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/economicdevelopment\/?p=323"},"modified":"2017-06-14T21:58:24","modified_gmt":"2017-06-14T21:58:24","slug":"323","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/economicdevelopment\/2017\/06\/14\/323\/","title":{"rendered":"Economic Development \u2013 Monthly Report \u2013 May 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

Commercial Properties (vacancies, new businesses, etc.): <\/strong><\/p>\n

La Bamba \u201cNuevo\u201d<\/u>:\u00a0 Opened for business on May 26th.\u00a0 There are a few minor Building Department issues to be resolved yet with this project, but they are in process.<\/p>\n

Timberline Meats<\/u>:\u00a0 Work has started on the interior of the building (see below), so you can start to get an idea of how the store is going to be laid out. \u00a0The interior surfaces are very bright and clean, with subway tile on the walls and faux hardwood floors.\u00a0 Contractors are working on forms for the driveway and remaining concrete work as I type this.<\/p>\n

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Sandlandia<\/u>:\u00a0 We have added two more carts to the pod.\u00a0 Captain\u2019s Galley serves fish and seafood, and also sells whole fish out of their cart.\u00a0\u00a0 Gyro Grill serves gyros and Mediterranean food.\u00a0 Both are now open for business, giving us a grand total of five active carts in the pod.<\/p>\n

These cart owners are still in the process of figuring out our community and how best to serve it. Several cart owners have children or employees (or both!) that are still in school, making it difficult for them to post regular hours.\u00a0 Cart owners were also not aware of First Friday, making for a disappointing scene during the Chamber\u2019s last FF event in June, as several carts closed prior to the end of the event.<\/p>\n

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Mr. Carlson has rectified this situation (see post on Sandlandia\u2019s Facebook page), and I have spoken to most of them directly about this as well.\u00a0 I have also informed the cart owners about Sandy Mountain Festival and Music Fair and Feast, and to prepare for a busy 2nd weekend in July.\u00a0 I intend to visit the cart owners with the Executive Director of the Chamber later in the month to see if they have any interest in officially taking part in First Friday, either as a group or as individual carts.<\/p>\n

We have a sixth cart (Mexican cuisine) that has been approved to move forward and is waiting in the wings.\u00a0 Once they have received clearance from the county health department, they may apply for a business license and get in the game.<\/p>\n

Joe\u2019s Donuts<\/u>:\u00a0 I am pleased to announce that we are very close to signing an agreement with the owners of Joe\u2019s for a substantial fa\u00e7ade improvement project.\u00a0 The primary focus of this project will be to refresh the iconic paint job on the building with professional painters, ensuring that the lines are straight and all of the reds are actually the same color.\u00a0 We also plan to make some needed repairs to the walls and roof soffits and fascia boards, remove all of the lighting and wiring that is no longer being used, upgrade the old air conditioning units and supports, replace the front windows and replace the 70’s-era planters in front with some updated street furniture and planters.\u00a0 We are also looking at putting a concrete pad in next to their building on the City\u2019s lot and put some bicycle hardware (bike rack, bench, and maybe a Dero Fixit?) on it to get the cyclists and their bikes out of the public right-of-way.<\/p>\n

We have put together a scope of work for them for this project, and we are now waiting to get the requisite number of bids to get started.\u00a0 More to come.<\/p>\n

Sandy Community Action Center<\/u>:\u00a0 We are also close to a fa\u00e7ade agreement to repaint the Action Center and replace the glass in their front door that was shattered during an attempted break-in earlier this month.\u00a0 The building will remain green, but the orange trim will be repainted a nice shade of tan to more closely match the brick fa\u00e7ade in the front of the building.\u00a0 Other minor repairs to be made to the building as needed.<\/p>\n

Sandy Shell Station<\/u>: \u00a095% completed.\u00a0 I spoke with the contractor today about this project.\u00a0 He is a local Sandy guy, and is very proud of the custom entry feature he has added to this building (and he should be \u2013 it\u2019s beautiful!).\u00a0 For the high visibility that this building has in our downtown core, this project is a fantastic expenditure of urban renewal funds from an economic development standpoint.<\/p>\n

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Project work:\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n