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Oswego Village Board approves $34,705 grant for proposed fitness facility · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Oswego Village Board approves thirty four thousand, seven hundred and
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  Speaker 1: five dollars grant for proposed fitness facility. Written by Eric Shelkoff,
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  Speaker 1: to you by Everlet. A training and group fitness facility
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  Speaker 1: that plans to open in a portion of an industrial
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  Speaker 1: building along South Harrison Street in downtown Oswego will receive
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  Speaker 1: financial assistance from the village in the face of substantial
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  Speaker 1: renovation costs. The proposal is part of a bigger project
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  Speaker 1: to redevelop that portion of Harrison Street. Plans also call
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  Speaker 1: for small retail shop spaces, food trucks, with a pavilion
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  Speaker 1: and recreational area, along with a dog friendly bar. At
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  Speaker 1: the May fifth Oswego Village Board meeting, village trustees unanimously
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  Speaker 1: approved an economic development incentive award in the amount of
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  Speaker 1: thirty four thousand, seven hundred dollars for Terminator Fitness, which
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  Speaker 1: plans to open a boutique personal training and fitness studio
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  Speaker 1: in the ten thousand square foot building at one seventy
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  Speaker 1: four South Harrison Street. The applicant is proposing to complete
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  Speaker 1: a substantial renovation project which has already included interior demolition,
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  Speaker 1: drywall and window installation, and electrical work, among other improvements.
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  Speaker 1: Oswego Economic Development Director Kevin Lady said the total value
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  Speaker 1: of the completed work is approximately one hundred and fifty
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  Speaker 1: one thousand dollars. The grant will help pay for the
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  Speaker 1: next phase of the project, which will include extensive plumbing
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  Speaker 1: work including connection to the fire suppression and Fox Metro
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  Speaker 1: sanitary systems, construction of a new interior staircase, completing the
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  Speaker 1: framing and walling of the restroom area, and installing permanent signage.
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  Speaker 1: Lady said each of the pending improvements are eligible expenses
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  Speaker 1: under the program and have a total estimated value of
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  Speaker 1: approximately sixty nine, four hundred and ten dollars. He said
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  Speaker 1: the Economic Development Incentive Award program was established to provide
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  Speaker 1: financial assistance to new or expanding businesses in the village.
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  Speaker 1: Oswego Village Trusty Rochelle Koenig thanked Terminator Fitness President and
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  Speaker 1: founder Ryan Nader for moving ahead with the project. It
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  Speaker 1: takes a lot to look at an empty industrial building
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  Speaker 1: and have a vision and see a space for yourself,
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  Speaker 1: she said. I appreciate the fact that you want to
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  Speaker 1: do this. It's exciting to have this in this space.
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  Speaker 1: Plans are for Terminator Fitness to open its doors June first.
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  Speaker 1: The business will offer both classes and individual training. The
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  Speaker 1: fitness center is part of the proposed Harrison Street Square development.
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  Speaker 1: Barkville Buddies, composed of an indoor dog friendly bar and
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  Speaker 1: an outdoor fenced in dog area, would be located on
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  Speaker 1: the southwest side of the building. Barkville Buddies offers a
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  Speaker 1: unique blend of social benefits for both dogs and their
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  Speaker 1: human companions. Applicant Nicole Nicklin had said in talking to
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  Speaker 1: planning and Zoning commissioners about the proposal. For dogs, this
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  Speaker 1: provides an open space to play in and interact with
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  Speaker 1: other dogs, which is crucial for their physical health and
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  Speaker 1: socialization skills. Regular visits to the dog park can help
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  Speaker 1: reduce behavioral issues, Nicklin said. As proposed, eight small structures
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  Speaker 1: reserved for individual commercial tenants would be built on the
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  Speaker 1: eastern side of the recreational area along the railroad tracks.
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  Speaker 1: Each of the shops would be about one hundred and
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  Speaker 1: twenty square feet. The proposed Harrison Street Station shops would
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  Speaker 1: offer business startups and advantage to start selling products and
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  Speaker 1: services of interest to guests of Harrison Street Square, according
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  Speaker 1: to a flyer