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Downtown merchants urge change to early street closures after ice festival
Summary
Several Main Street merchants told the Town of Waynesville council that closing Main Street early for evening events cost retail sales and called for clearer communication and different closure timing.
Several downtown merchants told the Town of Waynesville Town Council during public comment that early closures of Main Street during evening events harmed sales and urged the town to change how it closes streets for festivals.
Charlie Trump, a Main Street property owner, said customers left when streets were closed early. “Once the signs went out, most of the people that were coming into town saw that they could not park and they had to…
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