Politics & Government
City Briefs: New Batavia Restaurant Gets Its Liquor License
The City also approved $75,000 in TIF funds to help improve the Fox River Trail and continued the Mooseheart hearing to July 18.
Here's a rundown of what the Batavia City Council addressed at their Tuesday, July 5 meeting:
Gammon Coach House Gets Liquor License
The City Council on Tuesday voted in favor of a Class D-1 Liquor License for Gammon Coach House. The restaurant will open at 3 S. Batavia Ave., the address held by Ona's On The Avenue. Jon With, owner of Gammon Coach House, hopes to open his take on a neighborhood restaurant at the end of July or early August.
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Mr. With isn’t a stranger to the restaurant business. He also owns in St. Charles and Bistro Thai in Geneva.
The menu for Gammon Coach House will include what Mr. With calls comfort food: salads, soups, burgers, homemade Neapolitan pizzas and grilled sandwiches.
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In October, Mr. With is planning to raise money for Batavia United Way by asking customers to donate $1 when possible. The restaurant will match a portion of the donations raised through this fundraiser.
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City Aids Batavia Park District in Fox River Trail Improvement
The Council on Tuesday night approved giving the Batavia Park District $75,000 in Tax Increment Finance (TIF) funds to help them improve the Fox River Trail near downtown River Street. Creating a connection between the Fox River Trail and North River Street will eliminate current traffic through a parking lot, making the Trail safer and easier to access.
Alderman Dave Brown said he supports the effort to enhance the trail along River street and make it more visible.
"We got a beautiful asset down here that we need to bring back to life,” Brown said.
Mooseheart Annexation Hearing Continued to Another Date (Again)
Residents will have to keep waiting to hear the finalized details on the Mooseheart Annexation Agreement.
On Tuesday the public hearing for the annexation agreement was opened and then immediately continued to July 18. City officials said they are continuing to work out details with Mooseheart on the agreement, which would annex 470 acres of the Mooseheart property into Batavia.
The hearing was supposed to formally begin June 20, but the hearing was just opened and continued to Tuesday because the agreement was not ready yet.
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