Mr. Damiano’s article is more than a little self serving. Stores sometimes fail because people just don’t want to buy what the store is selling – not because they had to drive around the block to find a parking spot. Local businesses cannot expect taxpayers and local government to support their entrepreneurial ventures. It actually works the other way around – businesses should be contributing to the local tax base by selling things that people want to buy. Nobody said this was going to be easy Tony.
Both TD and PV are self serving. They are serving their own egos and are harming their members.
Maybe this shopkeeper should try selling 8 track tapes and vhs recorders.
The empty stores and closed business have an absolute relationship to nonrenonresponsible leadetship. Creating a CBDA Committee with an open limitless funding when we already have a Guild andleadetship is another example of reckless spending this Mayor seems all so comfortible with. How many more studies are needed to document people wont shop where they cant park and business wont relocate to areas where they dont feel welcomed- not everyone has the luxury of spelling tires from home and using the village recycling center as their personal depository-
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Ginormous Garage will fix all of our problems…
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Pink Bungalow didn’t have this much press and publicity when it was open!
Damiano is a whining ninny
Damiano, you still seem to think your only salvation is a garage. If it is so important for downtown businesses, when are you going to get the members together to force the landlords to contribute towards it? When are you going to contribute at least a wee bit? Quit firing at the people of the Village because most of us don’t want to build a garage. The businesses in Ridgewood basically all have the same problem. Landlords who think nothing better than milking you all dry. Take some responsibility for your own problems–make your employees walk a distance to work so your customers can park close enough to your business to make it worth their while to shop with you. The Village council and the residents of Ridgewood are not your Mommies-who would happily give you anything you wanted. You are grown up now. quit whining and at least make an effort to help yourselves!
Ramon is just as bad, he is not helping the CBS. He couldn’t order snow flakes in time for the holiday season. The CBS looked horrible