Belvidere seeks new ways to lure downtown business

$20,000 for the liquor license, which admittedly if not the highest in the state is one of the highest in the state,” Brereton

The downtown grant program was repealed last month, which was supported by the city’s initial $20,000 liquor license fee. Aldermen pulled the program’s ordinance because of outdated language and confusing terms for applicants. ….The council’s initial talk of axing the program in May was enough for Ken Kolanowski to throw in the towel on opening Kennitt’s Ale House in Belvidere.
He backed out of the 3,500-square-foot space he had been renovating since last fall. He has moved his business into a Marengo property

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