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La Conner merchants ask council to move Sunday plaza music; council agrees to study alternatives
Summary
Owners of Seaport Books told the La Conner Town Council that weekly Sunday music in Gilkey Square harms retail trade and staff safety; council members said they will discuss venue rotation and technical/logistical options at the mayor—s round-table and follow up with the port and event organizers.
Merchants told the La Conner Town Council that weekly Sunday music in Gilkey (Gilkey) Square is hurting downtown retail and called on the council to explore moving the performances to other locations.
At the council meeting, Marion Melville, who identified herself as representing Seaport Books, said the concerts held each Sunday from Memorial Day to Labor Day are “very detrimental to our business in on in many different ways.” Melville and another bookstore representative, Jana Gage, told the council that customers are blocked from entering stores during the performances and staff are sometimes unwilling to work those shifts.
The complaint matters to downtown merchants because the summer music series is scheduled weekly at…
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