Amador County – The Jackson City Council recently approved an increase in funds for a façade improvement project at the Main Event Sports Lounge, which will be toasted by its owner.
Dick Harrison, owner of the Main Event is planning a ribbon cutting ceremony this Friday to mark the finish of renovation on his old building’s new façade, which included new paint and woodwork, and mural paintings of the storefront. The interior was also restored with new amenities and carpet.
The ribbon cutting is 5-8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18 at the Main Event at 105 Main Street in downtown Jackson.
The Main Event was a recipient of $9,000 in city funds as reimbursement of façade upgrades. The Jackson City Council in January raised the amount in the façade match for the Main Event remodel.
Jackson City Manager Mike Daly said the council approved an increase in funding in the city Façade improvement program for the Main Event Sports Lounge. The increase gave the Lounge owners a total of $9,000 for its $27,000 they spent on refurbishing its building front on Main Street, Daly said.
The council also discussed protection and preservation of the Kennedy Gold Mine tailing wheels near the circa 1800s gold mine. The old, wooden wheels carried mine tailings to be deposited at the Oro De Amador park. Councilman Keith Sweet gave a presentation on the preservation of Kennedy Mine Tailing Wheel Number 1, with an idea to construct a building similar to the historic structures that once covered the wheels.
Sweet’s idea was to protect Wheels 1 and 4 “so they don’t suffer the same fate as Wheel Number 2 and Wheel Number 3.” Daly said Wheels 2 and 3 were long on the ground.
Kennedy Mine Tailing Wheel Number 1 is by the entrance to the Kenndy Mine Amphitheater, and Number 4 is on a hill above the tailing park. Daly said the key to the project is grant funding, as is the cleanup of the old tailings at the park, now owned by the city.
The city is working with the Amador County Recreation Agency to get a parks and rec grant for making the Oro De Amador park a usable city park.
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