Council seeks ways to fill empty retail space
Following a controversial proposal that sought to bring more tax revenue to the City of Lebanon through a major project dubbed the Cumberland Center, council members expressed a desire to invest in pre-existing development that is either vacant or could be put to a better use. “We had this project come up with the event center [Cumberland Center] and talking about holding taxes to build up for this center. When you drive around, we’ve got vacant [buildings] throughout the city,” Huddleston said. “When you look at this side, it is a ghost town.” Huddleston said that they should look at “filling up what we’ve got” before advancing the city. Councilmember Warmath also expressed concern about the lack of investment in existing retail centers. Warmath and Huddleston want to look into improving the occupancy of existing retail space before looking to build more retail.
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