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Frisco council directs $500,000 short‑term relief as Main Street businesses plead for help during downtown construction
Summary
After hours of public comment from Main Street residents and small business owners about steep revenue declines, the Frisco City Council authorized staff to deploy roughly $500,000 through an expanded gift‑card and marketing program and directed a multi‑tier relief and relaunch plan.
Frisco City Council on Oct. 7 heard an extended stream of testimony from Main Street business owners and residents reporting steep revenue drops and blocked access during the Rail District redevelopment, then directed city staff to rapidly roll out a short‑term support package.
Dozens of speakers urged immediate action. Sarah Hamilton, a Maple Street resident who said she and other longtime downtown residents ‘‘pay the money to be in there’’ and that construction has made businesses feel ‘‘like Main Street is dead,’’ asked the council to ‘‘please consider how these businesses are suffering every single minute because the city is choosing to not do anything.’’ Scott (a restaurateur advocating a city buy‑gift‑card plan) proposed the city ‘‘immediately allocate funds to purchase digital gift cards from each business that has had a negative financial loss directly impacted by the Rail District redevelopment’’ and hold the cards until…
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