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City outlines $250K–$300K concept to turn Hopewell Marina store into waterside restaurant and event space

Hopewell City Council · November 10, 2025
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City staff presented a concept to renovate the Hopewell City Marina store into a waterside restaurant, pavilion and event space; initial city estimate for structural improvements is $250,000–$300,000, with projected annual meals-tax revenue of $30,000–$50,000 and a separate dredging estimate of about $175,000.

City economic-development staff on Tuesday presented a conceptual plan to convert the 2014 Marina store into a waterside restaurant and year‑round pavilion designed to support tourism and events.

The concept, presented by the community-development director, would renovate the roughly 1,000-square-foot store into a mixed-use facility with indoor and outdoor seating, restrooms that meet code, kitchen space, and a raised metal-roof pavilion to withstand river winds. Renderings shared with the council show a deck addition elevated…

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