by William E. Cleary Sr.
LOCAL RESTAURANT/DINER UPDATE— May 2015 was suppose to be the month the groundbreaking ceremony for Ott’s on the Waterfront restaurant was going to be held. From what we have heard mayor and council are still in negotiations with the principal investors, Donald Bigley and Jeffrey Lucas. The parties met earlier this month and are expected to meet again sometime this week. Since the project was announced in 2012 the city has said the sticking point continues to be the developer’s financing. However, in March, a source told us, off the record, that Bigley and Lucas do not want to lease the land from the city. Instead, they want to buy it, but the city is asking too much money.
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