We have been contacted by business owners who do business in town along Monroe about the Council approving yet another brilliant idea that will ultimately have a negative financial impact on these businesses. The Council approved with six Aye's and one Nay (Councilman Garza) to turn the downtown in to a East/West bound single lane road. In addition the road will be re-striped and paved.
The business owners of downtown are furious because the town did not have the common decency to even include them on the decision process. As usual it was full steam ahead without any concern for the businesses and how it make affect their everyday business.
Sources tell us that if the town does not reverse their decision, this could very well end up as a legal battle. I am sure if this would be the case the town would not fair very well since, they never contacted businesses to notify them of such nor allowed them to participate in any forums.
It is predicted the proposed changes to Monroe would be just like Western Ave. in Avondale which is now a ghost town or something like Fremont St. in Tombstone which has no businesses like Monroe.
We fully support the downtown businesses and will assist them in any way we can to insure their businesses will thrive not die!.
The business owners of downtown are furious because the town did not have the common decency to even include them on the decision process. As usual it was full steam ahead without any concern for the businesses and how it make affect their everyday business.
Sources tell us that if the town does not reverse their decision, this could very well end up as a legal battle. I am sure if this would be the case the town would not fair very well since, they never contacted businesses to notify them of such nor allowed them to participate in any forums.
It is predicted the proposed changes to Monroe would be just like Western Ave. in Avondale which is now a ghost town or something like Fremont St. in Tombstone which has no businesses like Monroe.
We fully support the downtown businesses and will assist them in any way we can to insure their businesses will thrive not die!.
