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Corona business leaders say short notice McKinley closure hurt holiday sales; city cites agency approvals
Summary
Business owners and Corona Chamber leaders told the City Council that a recent closure at the McKinley work zone came with little advance notice and cost retailers holiday revenue. City staff said late notifications were driven by coordination and permit approvals with Caltrans and railroad authorities.
At the Corona City Council's final meeting of 2024, local business leaders told elected officials that a recent closure at the McKinley construction zone came with little advance notice and cost retailers critical holiday sales.
Grace Clark, a Corona-based certified public accountant and member of the Corona Chamber of Commerce board, said the first some business owners learned of the closure was “just briefly before it was set to close,” when the chamber CEO saw a sign on the freeway. “We were told that to reschedule it would be prohibitive to the city with an increasing cost of $1,000,000 to $2,000,000,” Clark said. “You closed down many retail businesses two weeks before Christmas and many of these businesses are small businesses that will not recoup the cost.”
Dean Safe, a…
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