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Downtown merchants, residents urge city to revise parking plan and propose event space to boost small-business revenue
Summary
Multiple speakers during public comment urged the commission to reconsider downtown parking changes, to avoid hurting small businesses, and proposed converting underused buildings into low-cost event/entrepreneurial space to spur revenue.
Several downtown business owners and residents used the public-comment period at the Oct. 21 City Commission meeting to urge the city to reconsider recent changes to parking policy and to explore ways to drive more event-driven economic activity into Downtown Delray Beach.
Kelly Roach, a downtown business owner, urged the commission to create an affordable, dedicated space downtown for entrepreneurs and events, arguing that one regular event could push substantial revenue to Avenue merchants. "In a single year with just 100 entrepreneurial events, a $25,000,000 deficit could be covered," Roach said, asking the city to designate underused buildings as…
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