ROSEVILLE -- In the hopes of succeeding where other cities have failed, the Roseville City Council Wednesday night pledged up to $3 million for a face-lift to a wall to keep their car dealerships from leaving town.
"We need to protect that," said Mayor Jim Gray of the relationship the city has had for nearly 20 years with the Roseville Automall Association.
The association, which represents 14 dealers selling 21 different makes of vehicles, will provide matching funds for the improvements. Construction is expected to begin in spring.
Several of the council members, who voted unanimously, made note of that 11 automotive dealers have either closed or consolidated in other communities throughout the Sacramento region.
The Roseville Automall is Roseville's single largest source of tax dollars that go to the general fund to pay for police, fire and other city services.
Councilwoman Gina Garbolino said she whole-heartedly favored the plan "in light of what is going on around us."
The improvements will upgrade a wall that was built nearly two decades ago to provide aesthetic treatments and additional signage to strengthen the mall's competitiveness with other auto dealers throughout the Sacramento region, according to a staff report.
No one spoke at the council meeting in opposition to the plan, but some letter writers have expressed concern to city staffers over spending so much money during such hard economic times.
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