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Scott Griffen
GSS BB, LLC
PO Box 1928
Ames, Iowa 50010
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March 2, 2015
MAR - 4 2015
Honorable Mayor Anne Campbell and
Members of Ames City Council CITY CLERK
515 Clark Avenue, PO Box 811 CITY OF AMES. IOWA
Ames, Iowa 50010
Dear Honorable Mayor and Members of Ames City Council,
I am writing to ask your assistance with a zoning limitation I have encountered. I would like to
locate a brewery and convention center at 1615 South Kellogg Street. I have enclosed an aerial
of the site I have optioned for the project. The current zoning would allow for the convention
center, but not the brewery.
Convention and meeting space is limited in Ames, I would like to provide additional options to
continue to bring groups to Ames and provide a unique environment for various events and
occasions.
The type of project I am proposing is gaining popularity across the United States, with a similar
example located in Minneapolis, Minnesota called Surly Brewing Company.
Identifying a location within the Ames community that provides a successful location and a
location that allows both activities is very limited because the project will have both industrial
(brewery) and commercial (convention center) uses. The available land at 1615 South Kellogg is
the only property I could currently identify within the community meeting the criteria for
successful location. With other similar projects being accommodated in communities, I would
ask for your assistance with the zoning ordinances to allow my project to move forward.
Other activities I am undertaking to assist with making the project successful is applying for
financial assistance from the Iowa Economic Development Authority. At this time I have
submitted an application for consideration.
Sincerely,
Scott Griffen
President of GSS BB, LLC
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