Argonaut Coffee – the Greek mythology-themed café across from Cascades Park – was granted its request of $101,813 from the Downtown Community Redevelopment Agency to fund its renovations at the shop.
On Thursday, CRA board members, all the city commissioners, listened to Sherri Curtis, the agency’s community redevelopment coordinator, as she presented a brief slideshow on behalf of the coffee house.
The sole retail tenant of Millstream at Cascades, 850 S. Gadsden St., had asked for funding for a pergola over the outside seating area, an awning for the front entrance with an LED light strip and the installation of an interior brick accent wall.
Argonaut Coffee’s $101,813 grant request was 24% of its eligible expenses, estimated at $437,253, according to documents. It was OK’d on a 4-1 vote.
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