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Local restaurateur describes community programs, requests business relief options from council

5468667 · July 25, 2025
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Rachel Copeland, owner of Cooper's restaurant, described programs her business runs to support families and recovery and asked council to explore ways to help small businesses access grants and toll relief.

Rachel Copeland, owner of Cooper’s restaurant at 3112 High Street, used her five-minute public-comment time Wednesday to describe community programming her business offers and to ask city leaders for more ways to support local businesses that provide social services.

Copeland described Project Phoenix, a Christian-based substance-use and PTSD support group her restaurant hosts weekly, a monthly movie night series for families and youth, and a Feed-the-Children card…

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