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Originally Posted by zur
I know it's the local businesses.... its' not the locals driving th business...it's visitors.
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Zur, I agree with you sometimes and I don't want to come off as the typical ignore everything zur says cause its zur-
but you really seem to be doing loops just for the sake of an argument. Of course locals don't drive local business. If you divided the "local" population amongst over 500 businesses, its easy to ascertain that rent wouldn't be covered by their small investment.
However, you then invoke "visitors" while criticizing the fact that the street's getting repaired. Do you really think visitors are going to have a problem with new sidewalks and lights? And even if you think it looks "suburban"(which I disagree with), how would this negate visitors. Let's say I agree with you for one moment. Why do you think Olive Garden, Applebees, Maggiano's, etc. in CC are absolutely sold out everytime there is a convention? Its quite easy-they are comfortable with things that are the same as their "suburban" surroundings. A very vast majority of visitors will eat at olive garden for their entire week's stay before daring the "strange" marathon grill across the street. I have heard this so many times it doesn't even phase me anymore. Over and over-anytime I do business with a conventioneer its chain meal time. So, even if I agreed that south street was going to look like suburbia, the visitors certainly wouldn't dislike it.