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Councilmembers press for stronger mitigation for construction impacts on small businesses and raise concern about grocery-store losses
Summary
Councilmembers recounted neighborhood small-business walks documenting break-ins, graffiti and a reported 50% drop in walk-in customers after parking removal; they urged better outreach, mitigation strategies for SDOT and Sound Transit projects and emphasized grocery-store closures' impacts on food access.
Several councilmembers used the briefing to highlight small-business public-safety concerns and the economic impact of construction and reduced parking. Council member Rivera described a public-safety walk in Roosevelt where business owners reported break-ins and graffiti and a small business owner “said... parking, SDOT had taken out some parking... it has translated into 50% walk in business decrease for that small business.” Rivera said city departments including…
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