The Mason Mile Master Plan has been in the works since 2018. But for local restaurant owner Todd Hudson, the dreams of a revitalized downtown in Mason began much earlier.

"This is something I've been waiting on for 20 years. To come out here and to see the city finally do this and have the whole community behind us and to be able to get to the point where we are today, where we can actually start talking about how we're going to do it," Hudson said.

WCPO 9 News WCPO 9 News reporter Sam Harasimowicz and Wildflower Cafe owner Todd Hudson

Hudson owns Wildflower Cafe along Mason's East Main Street. He said improvements to downtown will be a boost to everyone in the area known as the Mason Mile.

"It's a rising tide thing for us," Hudson said.

Following Mason's City Council meeting Monda

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