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Barkville Buddies drops plans to open dog-friendly bar in downtown Oswego · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Barkville Buddies drops plans to open dog friendly bar in
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  Speaker 1: downtown Oswego. Written by Eric Shelkopf, This article is being
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  Speaker 1: read by an automated voice brought to you by Everlett.
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  Speaker 1: Barkville Buddies has announced that plans to open as part
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  Speaker 1: of the redevelopment of an industrial building on South Harrison
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  Speaker 1: Street in downtown Oswego have been scrapped. The indoor dog
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  Speaker 1: friendly bar and an outdoor fenced in dog area was
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  Speaker 1: set to open in the building next to a boutique
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  Speaker 1: personal training and fitness studio called Terminator Fitness. Unfortunately, due
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  Speaker 1: to delays, setbacks, and lack of additional financial assistance, Barkville
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  Speaker 1: Buddies will not be opening. Barkville Buddies said in a
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  Speaker 1: post on its Facebook page Friday, I sincerely appreciate everyone
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  Speaker 1: who supported my dream and vision. I hope one day
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  Speaker 1: things will align to allow for the dream to come
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  Speaker 1: full circle. Though we were not able to get the
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  Speaker 1: doors open, the support from the community shows that one
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  Speaker 1: day that may be possible. Barkville Buddies was planning to
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  Speaker 1: locate on the southwest side of the building. Barkville Buddies
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  Speaker 1: offers a unique blend of social benefits for both dogs
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  Speaker 1: and their human companions. Applicant Nicole Nicklin had said in
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  Speaker 1: talking to planning and zoning commissioners about the proposal. For dogs,
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  Speaker 1: this provides an open space to play in and interact
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  Speaker 1: with other dogs, which is crucial for their physical health
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  Speaker 1: and socialization skills. Regular visits to the dog park can
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  Speaker 1: help reduce behavioral issues, Nicklin said. Plans also call for
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  Speaker 1: small retail shop spaces, food trucks, with a pavilion and
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  Speaker 1: recreational area as part of a bigger project to redevelop
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  Speaker 1: that portion of Harrison Street. 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, the village is moving ahead with streetscape
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  Speaker 1: improvements as part of the project.