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Papi Grande's seeks waterfront lease, says it will pay utilities and seek letter of intent

City of Tonawanda Common Council · February 5, 2026
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Summary

Owners of Papi Grande's presented a plan to place a container-style food-and-beverage operation near the band shell, asking the council for a letter of intent to begin the liquor-license process and suggesting multi-year lease terms; council members asked for contract language and an exit clause.

Jimmy and Courtney Spano, owners of Papi Grande's, presented to the Tonawanda Common Council a proposal to relocate their seasonal waterfront operation from Riverworks to a fenced 40-by-100-foot footprint near the band shell.

"I am the owner of Papi Grande's," Jimmy Spano told the council, and he described a mobile container-style service unit with picnic seating, family-focused programming and a fenced, ticketed area for alcohol service.…

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