Moving forward with its façade improvement program, the City of Rochelle awarded a longtime downtown business owner the funds needed to improve the front of one of his buildings currently unoccupied.
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ROCHELLE – Moving forward with its façade improvement program, the City of Rochelle awarded a longtime downtown business owner the funds needed to improve the front of one of his buildings currently unoccupied.
The City of Rochelle presented Aldo Barone a check in the amount of $5,000 Monday. Barone, owner of Aldo’s Pizzeria and The Red Brick Pub, as well as the connecting building previously home to Off the Wall Café, used funds to repaint and install a new awning on the front of the building located at 422 Lincoln Highway.
The owner also plans to redo the flooring, walls and repaint the inside of the building in the near future. Barone and his family are very thankful for the donation from the city and are hopeful a new business will soon move into the building.
“We are currently looking for a café to come in and start up and we would love to keep it local,” said A.J. Barone, son of Aldo Barone.
Last year, the façade improvement program had a budget of $15,000 to award to local businesses. This year, the city was approved for $30,000 that can be spent city wide, not limited to the downtown portion. All commercially operated buildings within the City limits are eligible for the program. A complete list of eligible expenses, boundary map and application procedures are available for pick up at the Community Development Department located at 333 Lincoln Highway, or through its website at www.cityofrochelle.net.
