The Boonville City Council on Monday heard plans for a new business in the city's old J.C. Penney building and approved the city's 2010-11 fiscal year budget.
Cooper’s Oak Winery Boonville is set to begin operating in the old J.C. Penney building in downtown starting this spring, economic development director Sarah Gallagher said Monday night. The announcement comes just weeks before Gallagher’s retirement, scheduled for April. She has served as Boonville’s economic developer for six years.
Representatives of the winery said Monday that they plan to hold several events yearly and to work with the Save the Katy Bridge Coalition in its fundraising efforts.
Several other people spoke at Monday’s council meeting:
- Parris Johnson of the Hotel Frederick told the council that she has been getting conflicting responses from the city about whether people will be ticketed if they park on the east side of a no-parking zone in front of the hotel’s High Street parking lot. Mayor Dave Nicholas asked that the legal aspects of the situation be evaluated and that a report be delivered to the council.
- Holly Wipfler of AmerenUE solicited feedback from the council about the utility’s services and answered questions.
- Gene Cummins, treasurer for the group Citizens for CIP, spoke with the council about his group’s efforts to raise awareness about Boonville’s capital improvement project tax.
