An asset that came to be a clash between the old and the new Greenville gave the impression of returning Thursday to the Zoning Appeal Board. The site at 101 S. Hudson St. was at Nautic Brewery last year, before the surrounding community, adding long-time neighbors and tenants, the Miracle Hill Ministries Greenville rescue project led landlords to withdraw their plans.
Now the property, which has 4,500 square feet of structure area and abundant land that is expected to become Belladina’s Little Italy, is improving, Miracle Hill, whose rescue project has served men who need food, shelter and medical care. for more than 70 years. years, and has been in its existing structure a few meters from 101 Hudson for 20 years, still opposed to any use that would come with the alcohol service. Belladina implemented for a beer and wine license.
The assignment received unanimous approval for a special seat exception on Thursday.
Belladina has taken note of the discord surrounding Nautic and has been in conversations with the community and rescue project since February.
As a result, the assignment has the community right across the street from assets (the brewery didn’t), said Johnny Edwards, president of the Community Owners Association.
Representatives of the rescue project have embraced the spirit of Belladina’s owners to bring original Italian food to the area, said David Hanna, director of the Greenville rescue project, but oppose any company serving alcohol so close to where there are many. dependence and recovery.
“We have been very consistent from the beginning in saying that we do not believe it is a suitable position for a position that serves alcohol, as several citizens here are suffering or have fought addiction,” Hanna said, speaking once. BZA meeting. “I think it’s fair to say that we’re disappointed that the city hasn’t broadly agreed on this.
“I think it’s fair to say that we’re disappointed that this was the answer, however, we’d have a circle of relatives to eat instead of a brewery, I’m sure we’d have it.”
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The plans for Belladina were born of a love of food and love for the circle of relatives, said Joseph Leccese, the assignment’s spouse with his wife, Megan, and his father, Potito. The assignment includes an Italian restaurant, a specialized Italian market and a circle of relatives collecting domains with seats, a common sand boules table.
Leccese’s circle of relatives is running lately at two other small Pizzeria Belladina-style restaurants, one at nine W. Washington St. in downtown Greenville and the other in the Silos progression in Easley.
The assets of 101 Hudson St. are the family’s broad vision for a multifaceted area that honors his family’s Italian heritage and recipes that have been passed down from generation to generation, Joseph Leccese said.
As expected, the place to eat will offer brick-baked pizzas as well as new homemade pasta, while the market will offer new Italian cheeses and meats through the pound, sandwiches and salads, ice cream, cakes and espressos.
“We need other people to stop, get together, meet and spend hours spending hours,” Leccese said.
The circle of relatives also needs to paint with its neighbors.
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Lecce’s circle of relatives met several times with leaders of Miracle Hill Ministries to discuss tactics to engage, a fact Hanna said she appreciated. Discussions included mitigating noise and sight by adding a barrier of giant trees or shrubs and restricting opening hours at 9 o’clock at night. at the latest.
During the BZA meeting, Hanna also discussed the discussion about cutting the outdoor seats in front of the place to eat and restricting all seats to the furthest aspect of the rescue mission.
However, this concept arose through BZA member Luis Martínez, who works with Denny’s, stating that “patio seating and outdoor seating are the only way restaurants can survive.”
To move on, Miracle Hill needs to paint with the Lecces, Hanna said. Both sides discussed restaurant food donations and even employment opportunities at the market, which lately is not meant to sell alcohol.
Jospeh Leccesse also spoke about the offer of cooking categories to the citizens of the rescue mission.
However, the firm will never argue that alcohol is served so close to the rescue mission, he said he appreciated the effort to find a compromise.
“We oppose business, we oppose entrepreneurship,” Hanna said. “We oppose restoration.”
And Hanna reiterated her thanks for the efforts of the Leccesse family.
“We fully perceive that The Circle of Relatives of Lecce needs to identify a place to eat in the center of Greenville, and that,” Hanna said. “We just need you to have chosen another position or that you’ve decided not to sell alcohol.”
Lillia Callum-Penso covers for The Greenville News. You can be contacted at [email protected] or 864-478-5872, or on Facebook at facebook.com/lillia.callumpenso.