Redevelopment limbo, back rent vex Oxnard restaurant
By Gretchen Wenner, Ventura County Star, Calif. | |
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On one hand, the city says La Dolce Vita Ristorante owes
Meanwhile, the state-ordered shutdown of redevelopment programs adds major complications to any proposed solutions.
The McGrath House is owned by
"There's a huge discrepancy," said Kenney, who comes from a local family of restaurateurs and shop owners and whose catering business also runs from the site.
The default came up Thursday afternoon during the meeting of the board overseeing the dissolution of
Kenney's husband, Greg, a contractor, addressed the board because she had to cook. The family has been maintaining and repairing the third floor, which the city controls, since 2008, he said, and those efforts should count in the restaurant's favor.
When a third-floor urinal flooded and caused some
"We're willing to do whatever could be done to get rid of this debt,"
Some previous fixes considered by the board last year, when the issue first came up, included having the Kenneys do repairs and marketing for the plaza. That idea was nixed by the former city attorney because it could create a conflict of interest, staff told the board Thursday, but could be explored again. City staff will work with the business owners to find a solution that will go to the
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