- July 3, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
Two Whalley Avenue restaurant owners have noticed a lot of business taking place outside their new storefront. Unfortunately, it’s not the kind of business they had hoped for.
During a bimonthly Whalley Avenue Main Streets Committee (MSC) meeting Thursday evening via Zoom, the husband-wife business duo discussed witnessing panhandling in their restaurant, and drug deals and drug overdoses right outside of their shop on a daily basis.
The Whalley Avenue MSC is made up of city staffers, residents, and local business owners working together to revitalize commercial corridors like Whalley Avenue. During regular meetings the committee members provide updates on redevelopment plans and issues that business owners face with discussion on possible solutions in order to keep the corridor business friendly.
The duo own a restaurant on the 300 block of Whalley Avenue. The couple asked the committee for solutions to the restaurant’s daily concerns like drug use…
