A NEW, PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IS ON TAP FOR DOWNTOWN FRISCO.
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ROLLERTOWN BEERWORKS WILL SIT IN THE SHADOWS OF THE HISTORIC GRAIN SILOS ON MAIN STREET."WHEN YOU UNDERSTAND THE SPIRIT OF ROLLERTOWN, YOU KNOW THAT IT'S ABOUT TAKING YOUR SHOT AND LIVING YOUR BEST LIFE AND CHASING YOUR DREAM." THE DREAM BELONGS TO JONATHAN ROGERS, THE BREWERY’S CEO WHO SAYS THERE’S NO BETTER PLACE TO BUILD THE COMPANY HEADQUARTERS.
IT'S A PERFECT FIT FOR US." HE TOLD ME ABOUT HIS IDEA AND I SAID THAT'S A PERFECT FIT FOR FRISCO." FRISCO’S COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS WILL INVEST UP TO A TOTAL $12 MILLION FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION. ROLLERTOWN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COVERING ANY OVERAGES, AS WELL AS ALL MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION COSTS.
THE VENUE WILL HAVE 3 BREWHOUSES, A BEER GARDEN AND A STAGE.
"IT'S A GREAT LOCATION HERE OBVIOUSLY WITH OLD TOWN, THE SILOS AND FC DALLAS STADIUM IS RIGHT THERE. SO WE'RE SUPER EXCITED." "ROLLERTOWN WILL BE THE ANCHOR HERE AS WE GO BACK AND REDEVELOP THE DOWNTOWN TO HELP TRAFFIC FLOW, HELP WITH PARKING, INCREASE THE WALKABILITY.
CITY LEADERS SAY THE BREWERY WILL ENHANCE DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT.
ROGERS SAYS HE’S EXCITED TO BE PART OF DOWNTOWN’S TRANSFORMATION.
YOU CAN FEEL THAT SENSE OF POSSIBILITY."
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.