Presenter proposes riverfront restaurant district to help revive downtown Rochester
A presenter to the redevelopment commission outlined a plan to create a riverfront restaurant district anchored on Mill Creek with reduced-cost alcohol licenses ($1,000 each) and tailored boundaries to attract sit-down restaurants to downtown Rochester; commissioners asked for a work session to resolve implementation details.
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A presenter to the redevelopment commission urged the body to consider establishing a riverfront restaurant district centered on Mill Creek to help attract sit-down restaurants and revitalize downtown Rochester. The presenter said the main incentive would be a reduced-cost alcohol beverage license sold to restaurants "for $1,000 a pop," and described the district as a flexible economic-development "tool."
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