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Cascade Road business owners plead for relief as multi‑year construction restricts access
Summary
Multiple Cascade Heights business owners told the council during public comment that the prolonged Complete Streets construction has slashed customers and revenue, and they asked the city for grants, a clear timeline and other emergency relief rather than loans.
Dozens of Cascade Heights business owners and residents told the Atlanta City Council on Aug. 5 that the city’s multi-year Complete Streets construction along Cascade Road has severely reduced foot and vehicle access and left small, local businesses struggling to survive.
Owners and community leaders described reduced sales, lost customers and rising costs attributed to repeated detours, slow or intermittent work and a lack of a meaningful city-funded recovery program. Several business operators said they had been operating at a loss for months and urged the council and the mayor’s office to provide emergency grant funding and a transparent completion timeline.
Trinket Lewis, owner of More Life Juice Co., described a steep revenue decline and the toll on staff. “Traffic outside More Life has gone from a steady flow ... to just a trickle.…
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