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Downtown restaurateur warns lost parking and unused loading zone are squeezing takeout business
Summary
Chang Thai owner Raj Sundaram told the council that loss of short-term parking, long daytime loading zones and reduced street activity have cut his dine-in business and made takeout pickups difficult; council members said they will raise the issue with the parking authority.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Raj Sundaram, owner of Chang Thai restaurant at 361 High Street, told the Morgantown City Council on Jan. 21 that downtown parking changes and an underused daytime loading zone are reducing his takeout and delivery business.
"I own the Thai restaurant at 361 High Street, Chang Thai restaurant. So I've been there for almost, going into the 14th year right now," Sundaram said during the meeting's public comment period. He told council that over the last five years…
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