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Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Town Council approves CIP grant BY WAYNE CAMPBELL for the VOICE
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A $20,000 grant to improve the façade and sides of 1440 Pelham St. will become the fourth Community Improvement Plan grant handed out by the town in downtown Fonthill. Town council approved the grant to the owner of the building, which contains a pizza restaurant, fitness centre and dental office at a special meeting Monday. It included four technical conditions to be met before the grant was released.
Coun. Gary Accursi, whose wife owns the building, declared a conflict of interest and left the council chambers during the debate and vote. CIP grants from the town are part of its downtown revitalization program. They help cover improvements of the fronts and visible sides of buildings in the downtown cores of Fenwick and Fonthill. Owners match the grants. Earlier CIP grants went to improvements to at Volcano Pizza, the construction of a new building at 1471 Pelham St. and a new façade at 1475 Pelham St. Coun. Richard Rybiak asked why a consultant
was used to assess the application. Chief administrative office Darren Ottaway said the technical expertise was required. Coun. John Durley asked why did it take months to deal with an application that was made in 2012. Ottaway said the process appear was too complicated and is being simplified into a checklist format to make it easier for applicants and town staff. Mayor Dave Augustyn said with a few buildings done already and with a smoother application process the downtowns can look forward to continued revitalization.
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