Salina Downtown, Inc. and the Lee District focus on areas of business support, tenant recruitment and destination marketing, as well as financial incentive options, design review processes and unconventional marketing channels.
The Lee District is a natural location
Salina’s streets are laid out in a 31-block area with Santa Fe and Iron as the central intersection.
Major arteries link residential and commercial areas and provide easy access to major transportation systems.
Important government and community resources are just next-door :
Salina City-County Building
Salina Area Chamber of Commerce
Main Post Office
A growing regional hospital-medical district
Police and fire protection headquarters
Salina Public Library
Smoky Hill Historical Museum
Salina Art Center for exhibition and education
Salina Art Cinema, specializing in international films
Historical Steifel Theatre for the Performing Arts
Academy of Hair Design
Historical churches and fraternal groups
A world-class recording studio with legendary blues artists
Downtown is positioned to serve many markets
- Central business employs more than 3,000
- Salina and Saline County population; 52,000
- Primary 6-county trade territory: 119,800 with $1.5 million in retail sales
- Secondary 18-county trade territory: 288,000 with $2.8 million in retail sales
There is room to grow downtown
- Property tax incentives through the Neighborhood Revitalization Plan
- Development Incentive Program for:
Facade Improvements
New Business Recruitment
Cluster Marketing
- Additional incentives in “Special Redevelopment Area” (north of Iron Avenue)
- Design guidelines to protect investment and preserve architecture
- Variety of sizes and types of spaces
- Favorable occupancy rate
- Opportunities to locate where small and medium-sized businesses are drawing traffic
