Council approves $21,283 façade grant for 900 E. Ninth St.; applicant plans future monument sign

The Lockport City Council approved a façade and site improvement grant of $21,283 for a property at 900 East Ninth Street.
City staff and the applicant described the grant as matching funds to help the business complete building improvements; the applicant said a new monument sign is in his plans but that he must focus available funds on the building first.
Councilmembers asked whether the façade grant program could cover a larger share of a monument sign; staff said the council has discretion but that the applicant’s immediate priority was building improvements.
The applicant spoke briefly at the podium to describe the planned exterior work and color choices; council members thanked him for investing in the downtown building and approved the resolution by roll call.
The measure was listed on the agenda as Resolution 25-0-72 and carried in the council’s roll call vote.