SHERMAN — Sherman Village Board trustees at a recent meeting approved a resolution to sponsor an application for a $500,000 grant from Restore New York to renovate the old Weise at 124 Main St.

The resolution states that “the project will rehabilitate the vacant 23,000 square foot property into a youth recreational and learning center with gymnasium and STEM rooms under a program called We Rock the Spectrum.

The building is in the process of being purchased by Agape Mas, LLC and Kevin and Heather Goree, who plan to open a We Rock the Spectrum gymnasium. WRTS is an organization which creates sensory gymnasiums for children, especially those with disabilities.

The Restore New York Community Initiative Program offers grants of up to $1 million to be used on a single property. Sherman Mayor Colleen Meeder said the decision on the grant will be made by the Western New York Regional Economic Council.

However, Meeder said, the village has a good chance of receiving the grant because representatives from WNYREC have already met with representatives of We Rock the Spectrum. “They got to see Kevin and heard about his project,” she said. “When they review this application, they will already be personally involved.”

The first We Rock the Spectrum gymnasium opened in 2010 in Tarzana, Calf. In 2013, the organization decided to franchise and in less than 10 years has more than 100 domestic and international locations.

In other business, Meeder told trustees that the Minerva Library had received a grant from the Westfield-Mayville Rotary Club to purchase 50 non-fiction books. The library recently received a CSX grant of $2,000 to purchase 130 non-fiction books.

Meeder applauded Library Director Cindy Sears for the work involved in acquiring these books. “Cindy did an amazing job,” she said. “Sourcing 180 non-fiction books that people in this area would want to read is a lot of work.”

Meeder updated trustees on several projects currently underway in the village. She said that engineer Matt Zarbo will be meeting with Streets Supervisor Doug Crane about a wish list for the Complete Streets Project. Some of the items on the list include crosswalks and diagonal parking options.

The New York Main Street Project is continuing and the village is waiting for the owners of 121 and 123 Main Street to submit their paperwork.

Meeder reported the village is still awaiting reimbursement from the state for the EV charging stations but she believes it will be coming soon. “I think we are at the last step,” she said.

In another Wastewater Treatment Plant Chief Operator Jay Irwin reported that work on the sewer at the Park Street Extension is almost complete. “We have everything done to the grinders,” he said. “We just need to go from the grinders to the houses.”

Irwin also reported that he purchased a used crane truck for $5,000. “This allows us to do our job much more safely than if we used a tripod crane,” he said.