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Gahanna mayor interviews local barber on Creekside’s future; owner backs mixed‑use plan but warns of risks to small businesses
Summary
On the city’s first podcast, Mayor Laurie Jadwin spoke with Amanda Morris, co-owner of Mug and Brush Barbershop, about the proposed Creekside mixed‑use project. Morris said the plan could bring residents and retail the area lacks but cautioned construction and larger competitors could sideline long‑standing small businesses.
Mayor Laurie Jadwin interviewed Amanda Morris, co‑owner of Mug and Brush Barbershop, about the future of Gahanna’s Creekside district and a proposed mixed‑use development.
Morris, whose shop at 153 North High Street has been in Creekside for about seven to eight years, said she welcomed the city’s planning efforts and saw the proposal as a way to "bring people" and "bring apartments" that could add the variety of shops and restaurants residents say they want. "We are going to bring people. We are going to bring apartments," Morris said, describing the plan at a "30,000‑foot" level as a broad framework rather than a final design.
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