[Source: Arizona Republic] --Downtown business and building owners wanting to improve their Buckeye properties can apply for twice as much funding. The Main Street Coalition's Fast-Track Grant Program will allow applicants to seek up to $10,000. The Town Council recently approved the increase from $5,000, citing the high costs associated with building improvements. "When you're talking about doing facade improvements on the older buildings, $5,000 doesn't even touch it," Mayor Bobby Bryant said. "This will give business or building owners more financial means to do it correctly." The Fast-Track Grant Program funds immediate visual improvements in historic downtown Buckeye and has helped revamp such popular downtown spots as the Butcher and the Farmer Market and Millstone Cafe.
