Town Gives Incentive to Spruce Up Kings Park Main Street

Town of Smithtown officials have temporarily eliminated one hurdle for Kings Park business owners interested in improving their store's look. 

Smithtown Town Board voted to waive all fees associated with building facade renovations for six months for those businesses located in central business districts. These areas include Kings Park Main Street and Smithtown Main Street. 

Councilman Robert Creighton advocated waiving all town fees associated with facade renovations in hopes of have a better looking downtown areas. 

"It will have a small impact but I think it would have a positive impact," Creighton told Patch. 

Under town code, the standard town fee for facade renovations is $125 base fee plus 15 cents per square foot.

In addition, business owners would normally have to a $500 fee to submit plans for the renovation. However, if restorations aims to historically restore building to its pre-1950s materials, design and finish the cost is only $10 per acre. 

Kings Park residents were quick to say they'd like to see Main Street given a facelift, and now the decision to move forward is in local business owners' hands.