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Downtown restaurant seeks city assistance for renovation; CIP committee requests owner presentation and financial details
Summary
The Square, a long‑running downtown Columbia City restaurant, asked the city’s CIP committee for financial assistance toward an $84,000 renovation; the committee did not award funds but asked the owner to present detailed cost, timeline and workforce impacts and noted precedent for limited hood/vent hood assistance.
A downtown Columbia City restaurant known as The Square asked the city for financial assistance for an approximately $84,000 renovation, including updated floors, booth replacement and hood/vent upgrades. The request was discussed at the CIP committee meeting on Sept. 23; the committee did not approve funding and instead asked the restaurant owner to provide a formal presentation with a clear project timeline, financial background and staffing projections.
Chip, who presented the request to the…
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