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Council approves $30,000 business-improvement grant to help open downtown Mexican restaurant Gallo Santo
Summary
Byte Enterprise LLC plans to invest about $400,000 to renovate a fire‑damaged downtown site at 215 W. Main for a restaurant; the committee approved a $30,000 business improvement grant to help cover eligible plumbing and sprinkler upgrades.
Staff presented a business improvement grant request for Byte Enterprise LLC to rehabilitate 215 West Main Street (the former Reams Electric site), which suffered a major fire in 2022 and has been dormant since. Staff said the owner plans to invest nearly $400,000 in the space; about $80,000 of that investment — including plumbing and a fire sprinkler system — would be grant‑eligible under the downtown program, and the owner requested $30,000 in grant funds.
Staff recommended approval, citing downtown vacancy concerns and the grant’s role in activating a long‑idle downtown building. The committee voted to approve the requested grant award; staff will proceed with grant administration and disbursement conditions tied to eligible expenditures.
