WATERTOWN â Thereâs another wrinkle in the legal issues involving the owner of a JB Wise Place building who is almost 210 days delinquent on her loans.
Donald C. Rutherford, chief executive officer of the local development corporation, also known as the Watertown Trust, said Wednesday that Vina Bonner, owner of the building at 223 JB Wise Place that housed the FunXcape indoor childrenâs center, has refused to sign a deal to sell the building to local developer Jake Johnson.
The deal would allow the Watertown Trust to recoup some of the money that Ms. Bonner, who now lives in Hawaii, owes to the economic development agency.
WATERTOWN â Thereâs another wrinkle in the legal issues involving the owner of a JB Wise Place building who is almost 210 days delinquent on her loans.
Donald C. Rutherford, chief executive officer of the local development corporation, also known as the Watertown Trust, said Wednesday that Vina Bonner, owner of the building at 223 JB Wise Place that housed the FunXcape indoor childrenâs center, has refused to sign a deal to sell the building to local developer Jake Johnson.
Vina Bonner stands in a rope doorway while FunXcape was under construction inside the former Empsall Plaza building. Watertown Daily Times
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WATERTOWN â Three women who want to open a cafe in the former Club Rio on Franklin Street have received a $40,000 loan from the Watertown Local Development Corp.
The local development corporation, also known as the Watertown Trust, on Thursday approved the five-year loan with 3% interest and a stipulation that the owners only have to pay on the interest portion of the loan for the first 12 months.
In September, local real estate developer Jake Johnson purchased the former nightclub at 136 Franklin St. for $102,517 under the business name VanDuzee Street Properties LLC.
Now three women â Christin Filipelli, Patricia Jarvis and Jessica Williams â are opening The Eatery in the location. The former Club Rio will soon be turned into a cafe that serves an assortment of sweets and desserts, sandwiches, beverages, bagels and other items.
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