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Board names three small-business grant winners; reviews municipal infrastructure reporting
Summary
Kane County Economic Development Board announced three small-business grant recipients—Once Upon a Time Museum, Always Adventure and Rome—and reviewed municipal infrastructure grant reporting and town allocations; the winners will receive half the grant up front and must match at least half of the funding.
The Kane County Economic Development Board announced the winners of its small-business grant competition and provided an update on municipal infrastructure grants and town allocations.
The Chair named the three businesses selected for awards: Once Upon a Time Museum (expansion project), Always Adventure (expansion project), and Rome (a new visitor center to be built in Orteville). The board said it will pay half of each award up front and the remaining half at project completion; recipients must provide a match of at least half the grant amount, and several winners reported larger matches.
Board members characterized the Rome visitor-center project as a major investment that may involve a multi-million-dollar building and said the project could free up the current rental space the bakery occupies. Members encouraged follow-up to ensure recipients meet reporting and project milestones.
On municipal infrastructure grants, members noted the program required towns to apply and report by specific dates; the Chair said most towns submitted business-license numbers and project plans, but one town (Alton) had not yet completed required documentation. Members discussed qualifying uses (survey work, sidewalks, equestrian arena panels) and the need for clear project scopes before funds are released.
The board also briefly discussed local infrastructure needs around the visitor center, including doubling single cattle guards at two access points to handle increasing truck and food-truck traffic; a member said local labor could supply installation if materials were purchased and suggested the CEO or board might consider additional infrastructure funds for the improvement.
The board closed the meeting by approving adjournment.
