Downtown Galesburg bar and grill to get exterior/inside makeover

Help within the type of a facade grant and a TIF Redeveloper Settlement will assist freshen the look of a downtown bar and grill.

Cherry Road Brewing Firm is proposing to renovate the inside and exterior of its constructing at 57 S. Cherry St.

Inside enhancements embody a brand new microbrew, up to date bar space, and new restrooms, together with upgraded eating and gaming areas. 

Noticeable enhancements to the outside will embody alternative of home windows, wood-look siding, and contemporary paint. The colour scheme will probably be painted purple bricks, inexperienced accents on second ground home windows, inexperienced siding on the first ground and black trimmed home windows.

The estimated value for the inside work is roughly $138,134, whereas the estimated value of the outside work is $78,070. 

At its Sept. 6 assembly, the Galesburg Metropolis Council permitted a $20,720 TIF Settlement for the inside portion of the mission. 

Cherry Road Brewing Firm is searching for $39,035 from the town’s facade grant program to replace the outside of the property. The Metropolis Council will vote on the facade grant at its Monday assembly.

If permitted, the homeowners anticipate starting exterior work as quickly as doable and estimate completion by January 2023.

When the mission is accomplished, Cherry Road anticipates retaining 3 full-time jobs and eight part-time jobs whereas creating 4 new full-time and 22 new part-time jobs.

A six-person funding group together with former proprietor Equipment Wilcox and his son C.C. Wilcox bought Cherry Road in Might.