Future Ottawa amphitheater to attract thousands

 
OTTAWA – Ottawa’s Mayor says the $3 million grant awarded to the city to build an outdoor amphitheater came as a pleasant surprise. Mayor Dan Aussem predicts a year of planning the riverfront amphitheater/pavilion that could entertain up to 2,000 people.
 

 
The outdoor concert venue will resemble those of Aurora’s RiverEdge Park and Streator’s Plumb Pavilion. There will also be a dressing and bathroom building. Aussem says the city will match 25% of the $3 million dollar grant that was awarded by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.