Mr. Tom Cousino

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  "We are continuing to work very hard with economic development organizations ...Downtown restaurants like those at the Docks worry when any jobs are lost in the central business district, conceded Tom Cousino owner of the Navy Bistro and several other establishments at the Docks.
  
  But he said he isn't unhappy with executives of the two companies involved.
  
  "At least we're keeping everything in the metropolitan area," he added.

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  Published on: 3/28/2007    Last Visited: 3/30/2007  

  Tom Cousino, the owner of Cousino's Navy Bistro and other restaurants in The Docks complex at International Park, said he'll believe the bridge's reopening when he sees it but isn't surprised that the project won't be completed until next winter.

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  Published on: 3/18/2008    Last Visited: 3/18/2008  

  Obstacles at the King Bridge, in background, have been 'a disaster for all the businesses on the east side,' restaurateur Tom Cousino says.
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  "It's been a disaster for all the businesses on the east side, not just us," said Tom Cousino, owner of the Navy Bistro, 30 Main St., and other restaurants in The Docks complex in International Park.
  
  Mr. Cousino was sufficiently optimistic about the reopening that on Sunday he reinstated the Navy Bistro's Sunday brunches, which he suspended about a year ago during the bridge's first shutdown."The bridge absolutely makes a difference.,., ., . So much commerce on this side of the bridge is driven by the downtown working crowd," he said.

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  Published on: 5/12/2007    Last Visited: 5/13/2007  

  Cousino says deal would net city $500,000
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  Tom Cousino, owner of the Navy Bistro restaurant at The Docks, is attempting to buy the East Toledo dining complex from the city in a deal he says would net the city at least $500,000 and take a $2.1 million debt off its books.
  
  Mr. Cousino said his lease gives him a right of first refusal to buy the property, which sits along the Maumee River facing the downtown.
  
  So far, the city isn't snapping up Mr. Cousino's offer.
  
  Andy Ferrara, the city's real estate manager, confirmed that The Docks is for sale and that the city is in negotiations with Mr. Cousino.
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  Mr. Cousino said he has made an offer under which he and possibly other private buyers would take over the obligation of the $2.1 million debt owed on bonds issued by the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority, and that the city would net $500,000 to $600,000.
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  Exact terms of Mr. Cousino's offer were unavailable.But Mr. Cousino said the price being offered is based on a professional appraisal that recognizes that he and the other restaurant owners invested between $9 million and $11 million to convert the former city warehouse and garage into the dining destination it is now.
  
  He said that investment ultimately spurred interest in the nearby Marina District site now being marketed as a site for $320 million worth of residential and commercial development.
  
  Mr. Cousino made his first offer in February.It was rejected, and Mr. Cousino submitted a new offer yesterday, Mr. Ferrara and Mr. Cousino said.It was rejected, and Mr. Cousino submitted a new offer yesterday, Mr. Ferrara and Mr. Cousino said.
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  Mr. Cousino said his offer could end up including other restaurant owners at The Docks, but the bottom line is that the operators would take over the debt obligation.
  
  "The ownership could well end up being all or some portion of the owners of the restaurants," Mr. Cousino said.
  
  "We're the ones that put $9 [million] to $11 million into it.I would think the city of Toledo would want to do what is right to keep independent and individual entrepreneurs coming to the table in this city," he said.
  
  The complex includes Mr. Cousino's locations - Navy Bistro, Tango's, Tango's Cantina, The Courtyard at the Navy, and Eileen's Wine Bar; Real Seafood and Zia's owned by Mr. Gibbons' business, Main Street Ventures, and Oasis on the River, operated by Dean Skillman.
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  Mr. Cousino recalled that he accepted Mayor Finkbeiner's challenge to develop The Docks into a restaurant complex in 1997 when many other people turned it down.
  
  "It wasn't until we proved it was a viable property that everyone else wanted to get involved," Mr. Cousino said.

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  Tom Cousino, owner of the Navy Bistro restaurant at The Docks, is attempting to buy the East Toledo dining complex from the city in a deal he says would net the city at least $500,000 and take a $2.1 million debt off its books.

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  "Everything is gas; you don't use electricity so much," Navy Bistro owner Tom Cousino said of the kitchens."It's disheartening to have a room full of reservations and people walking in your restaurant and you have to turn them away."
  
  He said the staff redirected people with reservations to Cousino's Steakhouse in Oregon, which he also owns, in an effort to accommodate them.

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  Tom Cousino, owner of Cousino's Navy Bistro and other restaurants at The Docks complex and no relation to the project engineer, said the earlier closing and reopening is "a definite plus."
  
  "I'd rather it wouldn't be closed [at all], but we've come this far and we're three months away from perfection," Mr. Cousino said of the $50 million bridge rehabilitation that has been going on since October, 2001.
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  Preparations for that removal began Sunday and Ms. Cousino said workers got a jump start because the Coast Guard allowed the Maumee River shipping channel to be closed about 13 hours earlier than previously expected.
  
  Ms. Cousino said the demolition of the drawspan's concrete counterweight also went faster than expected.
  
  "We didn't really know what it would take to break that counterweight apart, and when you have unknowns, you have to prepare for the worst," she said.

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  "Certainly we are concerned," about the bridge closings, said Tom Cousino , owner of Cousino's Navy Bistro and several other restaurants in the complex.

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  In addition, we want to acknowledge the recipients of the 1999 Excell Awards: Tom Cousino of Cousino's Navy Bistro, Steak House, Chez Vin & Tango's, and Tom Hoffbauer of The Around the Bend Players.

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  TOLEDO, Ohio ( May 14 ) Tom Cousino, owner of the Navy Bistro restaurant at The Docks, is attempting to buy the East Toledo dining complex from the city in a deal he says would net the city at least $500,000 and take a $2.1 million debt off its books.
  
  Mr. Cousino said his lease gives him a right of first refusal to buy the property, which sits along the Maumee River facing the downtown.
  
  So far, the city isn't snapping up Mr. Cousino's offer.
  
  Andy Ferrara, the city's real estate manager, confirmed that The Docks is for sale and that the city is in negotiations with Mr. Cousino.
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  Mr. Cousino said he has made an offer under which he and possibly other private buyers would take over the obligation of the $2.1 million debt owed on bonds issued by the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority, and that the city would net $500,000 to $600,000.
  
  Exact terms of Mr. Cousino's offer were unavailable. But Mr. Cousino said the price being offered is based on a professional appraisal that recognizes that he and the other restaurant owners invested between $9 million and $11 million to convert the former city warehouse and garage into the dining destination it is now.
  
  He said that investment ultimately spurred interest in the nearby Marina District site now being marketed as a site for $320 million worth of residential and commercial development.
  
  Mr. Cousino made his first offer in February. It was rejected, and Mr. Cousino submitted a new offer yesterday, Mr. Ferrara and Mr. Cousino said. It was rejected, and Mr. Cousino submitted a new offer yesterday, Mr. Ferrara and Mr. Cousino said.
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  Mr. Cousino said his offer could end up including other restaurant owners at The Docks, but the bottom line is that the operators would take over the debt obligation.
  
  "The ownership could well end up being all or some portion of the owners of the restaurants," Mr. Cousino said.
  
  "We're the ones that put $9 [million] to $11 million into it. I would think the city of Toledo would want to do what is right to keep independent and individual entrepreneurs coming to the table in this city," he said.
  
  The complex includes Mr. Cousino's locations -- Navy Bistro, Tango's, Tango's Cantina, The Courtyard at the Navy, and Eileen's Wine Bar; Real Seafood and Zia's owned by Mr. Gibbons' business, Main Street Ventures, and Oasis on the River, operated by Dean Skillman.
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  Mr. Cousino recalled that he accepted Mayor Finkbeiner's challenge to develop The Docks into a restaurant complex in 1997 when many other people turned it down.
  
  "It wasn't until we proved it was a viable property that everyone else wanted to get involved," Mr. Cousino said.

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