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Business owners report a man frightening customers downtown; ask city for help
Summary
Multiple merchants told council a man has been acting strangely near downtown storefronts and that some customers felt scared; owners asked the city to assist or connect the individual with services.
Several downtown merchants told council they had customers who felt threatened by a man who has been lingering outside storefronts and behaving in ways that frightened patrons.
Daneen Kreuzer, owner of Uniquely Handmade (136 Main St.), said customers told her the man had been standing outside and approaching people in a way that alarmed children and customers; she said police have escorted patrons to their cars in at least one instance. "I had somebody that lived in the apartments come and tell me that he was trying to say something to her and her kids were very scared," Kreuzer said, and she asked whether the city could offer help for the individual or otherwise move him away from downtown.
Council did not record a specific operational response in the minutes; the comment was raised during the public-comment period alongside business concerns about construction scheduling and parking. No formal motion or referral on this specific safety concern appears in the meeting minutes.
