Copperas Cove residents push to revitalize historic downtown
Storefronts on Avenues D and E are filling as Copperas Cove readies a July 29 chamber ribbon cutting downtown.
A city focus group at the Copperas Cove Civic Center on July 14 put downtown revival in front of residents and business owners as storefronts around Avenues D and E continued to fill with new tenants. The Copperas Cove Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau is set to mark its move downtown with a ribbon cutting and grand opening on July 29.
The city used its Reimagining Copperas Cove process to bring residents and businesses into a town hall and a Businesses, Commercial, and Development Community Focus Group at the civic center, 1206 W. Avenue B. That effort targets the blocks that define Downtown Copperas Cove, generally the area around Avenues D and E where they meet S. 2nd Street, Main Street and S. 1st Street.
Over the past several years, the downtown area has had an influx of new businesses, and vacant properties were filled by businesses last year.
Copperas Cove is the largest city in Coryell County, with more than 30,000 residents, and it was founded in the 1870s as a small rural ranching and farming community. Its downtown planning history goes back to a 2008 Downtown Master Plan, and a prior Downtown Revitalization Project began Jan. 16, 2017 with a listed cost of $862,274.50.
The Copperas Cove Economic Development Corporation also offers its Business Improvement Grant program. The program helps brick-and-mortar businesses inside the city limits pay for upgrades that improve appearance, safety and functionality, covering up to 50% of eligible costs with a maximum award of $5,000.
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