Locally owned restaurants hardest hit by the latest coronavirus restrictions shutting down indoor dining will be given priority for $165,000 worth of city of Glenwood Springs year-end relief grants.
Those choosing to follow Garfield County’s more lax restrictions, as well as national chains, fast-food restaurants and places like coffee shops that don’t rely heavily on the sit-down dining experience, need not apply for now.
Those were the criteria established by City Council in a 6-0 vote Monday during a special meeting called to discuss rules for “red level relief grants.”
Contained in that is $115,000 in remaining federal CARES Act dollars that must be spent by Wednesday, and another $50,000 in Downtown Development Authority funds that must be spent within the DDA boundaries, City Manager Debra Figueroa said.
Ceremony in place to ‘thank stakeholders, funding partners and local neighbors’
The official groundbreaking ceremony for the South Midland Reconstruction Project is scheduled for noon Friday, Dec. 11 at the intersection of Four Mile Road and Midland Avenue. To adhere to COVID-19 precautions, those attending the in-person event will be required to wear masks and socially distance, but there will also be a recording of the ceremony shared on Glenwood Springs’ social media channels.
Construction will begin Monday, Dec. 14. Ongoing, alternating single-lane closures will be allowed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays; from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesdays; Weekdays before 7 a.m. and after 6 p.m. weekdays and anytime on weekends as approved by the City and during peak times with prior city approval.