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Webster Groves commissioners plan business survey and to use upcoming after-hours, coffees to collect local economic data
Summary
Commissioners discussed rising costs, falling customer spending, and a plan to collect local business data via a short survey to inform outreach and a possible advocacy letter to representatives; they agreed to deploy the survey at upcoming after-hours and coffee events and to form a small team to draft questions.
Commission members devoted substantial discussion to rising costs and declining customer spending at local businesses, and agreed to launch a short, confidential survey to gather local data and testimonials that could inform outreach to elected representatives. Commission members said utility bills, rent increases and supply-cost shocks were hitting Main Street businesses. One commissioner summarized local reports: "Our sales are down 6% last year. Our prices are up 25%," and other participants described businesses seeing traffic…
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