Christa is one of several downtown property owners converting upper stories to housing.

People who live and work downtown need this type of service. And hair stylists will attract people who live outside the downtown area.

[Frazier] seeks to highlight the original character of the building.

They don?t need to own the structure to request grant funds. We want to help both business owners and property owners.

We had a dramatic number of applications for the first one. We are trying to fund as many of these projects as we can.

The property owners want some service they typically can't get with the township. ... Wisconsin is one of the few states that have town government. They have disappeared in most states or never existed in the first place. Town officials aren't comfortable hearing that.