Downtown Renovation: Do It for History... or Do It for Money!

MDL's Jon Hunter continues very sensibly to promote the rejuvenation of downtown Madison. He has appealed before to those of us with a sense of history and community; in last night's editorial, he appeals to his Republican friends' love of the bottom line. He notes that property owners willing to make the effort to get their old buildings on the national or state Register of Historic Places can get an eight-year freeze on their property tax assessments, plus grants and low-interest loans for historic renovation.

We will disagree on editorial policy, but MDL and the Madville Times are on the same page when it comes to promoting downtown development. Do it for the community, do it for the money, we don't care -- a beautiful, vibrant, busy downtown is worth fifty Dollar Generals.