NIFA Deal Makers’ Marketplace January 25, 2006

Curtis Nebraska Housing Incentives Where What Who Why When Curtis, Frontier County Incentives Housing Business Development City of Curtis, Medicine Valley Economic Development Corp, Curtis Telephone, Medicine Valley Schools, Medicine Creek Chamber of Commerce Population decrease ASAP

Curtis, Frontier County, Nebraska Southwest Nebraska Agricultural Economy NCTA Infrastructure improvements

Incentives Free Land LB840 Plan Welcome Home Package

Free Land Gift to City for Golf Course Initial costs for development Auction Sales Free Lots Local Phone Company

Partners City of Curtis MVEDC Curtis Telephone Medicine Valley Schools Medicine Creek Chamber of Commerce

Population Decrease Frontier County peaked from 1890 to 1930 Agricultural technology improvements Transportation improvements Smaller Families 1987 Poppers suggested Buffalo Commons

Success All of lots at Golf Course taken – 1 new home, 3 on the drawing board 3 new homes at Rollin Hills, 2 on the drawing board – 5 lots left Increased tax base Potentially addition students in school system

Where do we go from here Possible locations to continue program of subdivisions Dilapidated property in City Possible partners