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York City speaker urges residents to support local businesses, highlights summer events
Summary
An unidentified speaker at a York City meeting urged residents to buy locally and listed upcoming community events, including First Friday activities, library programs, concerts in Cherry Lane Park, an Underground Railroad reenactment and a call for artists and volunteers for York Fest.
An unidentified speaker at a York City meeting urged residents to support local businesses and outlined a slate of summer community events, saying local patronage — not government action alone — is key to keeping shops open.
The speaker, listed as “Speaker” in the meeting record, said First Friday activities in Penn Park and downtown Royal Square drew strong attendance and noted that local business support determines whether small shops stay open. “It’s not the city’s job to keep people in business,” the speaker said, adding that grants and assistance exist but that business survival ultimately…
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