Riverfront commission recommends and city approves five-year lease for Boosies at former diner site, advisory council hears

The Riverfront Improvement Commission discussed lease matters at its recent meeting and sent a recommendation to the city council for Boosies, a local business, to occupy the former diner space in the freight house area. Advisory council member and Riverfront Improvement Commission representative Chris Meyer said the council could not approve leases longer than three years but recommended the arrangement; the city council subsequently approved a five-year lease and is coordinating renovation work with the business. Meyer also noted that a commission member (Denise) did not attend the Riverfront Improvement Commission meeting because she had given birth that day. Meyer said Boosies will use more of the lower freight-house space for private events and kitchen seating and that the city plans small renovations over the coming months to support the reopening.