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Mill Market owner says path will shrink parking; city says land valuations exclude business losses
Summary
Jim McCarthy, owner of the Mill Market, said the project threatens parking important to his small business and asked whether the city considered economic impacts; staff said the waiver valuation calculates land value only and does not compensate for business losses but offered to discuss mitigation outside the hearing.
Jim McCarthy, owner of the Mill Market near the proposed Dorset Street path, told the council he supports the idea of a bike path but is concerned the taking of a small amount of land would remove critical parking and could harm his business. McCarthy said he first received formal notice about a month before the hearing and asked whether there was any process to evaluate economic impact on businesses.
City staff replied that the waiver valuation method addresses land value only and does not include a business valuation; staff said they are willing to discuss specific mitigation or project adjustments with business owners outside the hearing. McCarthy said he will follow up with staff to pursue those conversations.
