The Yankton City Commission appears to back expanding the downtown façade grant program. The commission has given grants over the past few years to help pay part of the costs of building front improvements in the Meridian District.
Commissioner Amy Miner says the changes downtown are having an impact..

Commissioner Mason Schramm says the program has helped downtown businesses..

Commissioner Tony Maibaum says the grants now could possibly lead the district to self-fund in the future…

The commission talked about the grant program during their budget workshop earlier this week.