Colleagues reject aid package for councilman’s restaurant

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Members of the Des Moines City Council have rejected a financial aid package sought by one of them.

The Des Moines Register reports that Councilman Joe Gatto left the chambers Monday before a discussion and the decision.

He’d sought more than $61,000 to upgrade the facade, put on a new roof and make other repairs and improvements at his restaurant, Baratta’s.

The money would have come from the federal Community Development Block Grant program administered by the city.

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Information from: The Des Moines Register, http://www.desmoinesregister.com