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Business owner says downtown barricades are driving customers away; favors speed bumps instead
Texarkana Board of Directors · June 3, 2025
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Summary
A downtown business owner told the Texarkana board that temporary barricades installed in recent weeks are discouraging foot and vehicle traffic and hurting local businesses; he urged the city to consider speed bumps as an alternative to permanent barriers.
A downtown business owner identified verbally by the mayor as Cody told the Texarkana Board of Directors that barricades placed downtown roughly two weeks earlier are deterring customers and hurting businesses.
"They're impeding on my business now ... People don't wanna walk a long distance," Cody said,…
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