NM city eyes new food stop

Developers are asking Farmington for incentives for gym, food truck plaza

A new food truck plaza could be coming to downtown Farmington in the future, and the developers have asked the City of Farmington for help making this a reality.

William and Kim DuTremaine are planning on opening a gym that will help with the physical rehabilitation of their clients at Cottonwood Clinical Services, Inc. As part of that proposal, the DuTremaines have proposed creating a food truck pavilion at 324 W. Main St. that would be known as Locke Street Eats.

The gym would be located in the former Bank of the Southwest building at the corner of Main and Locke streets. This building has been vacant for two years after the bank relocated to the adjacent building.

When the DuTremaines acquired the building, they also acquired a parking lot that they hope to transform into a food truck pavilion.

They have submitted a request for a $113,000 incentive through the MRA Incentives Program. This program is intended to assist with projects that will bring economic vitality to the Metropolitan Redevelopment Area, which includes the downtown.

Funding for the incentive would come from the Community Transformation and Economic Development fund and would be used to renovate the building that will eventually house Ironwood Gym and to create the food truck pavilion. If approved, the city would be reimbursed after the project is completed.

The incentive application states if it is not awarded the gym will still open, but the food truck pavilion project will be put off until another year.

The Farmington City Council will discuss this proposal when it meets today, Tuesday.