Grandview Revitalization a Hardship for Local Businesses
GRANDVIEW -- In a maze of cones and construction gear, Teresa Shultz is stuck with a lot of beer, but not a lot of customers.
"I still have my regulars who come in here, but I haven't gotten too many new customers," she says.
Business for the Shultz's bar has been slow since early March. That's when Grandview's revitalization project began, and many downtown roads and parking lots were transformed into gravelly construction zones.
"A lot of people people complain to me that they think this place is closed, because they don't see a lot of cars parked out front," Shultz tells Action News reporter Ryan Simms.
Like a lot of people in Grandview, Shultz tells KIMA she's grateful for the revitalization project, but hopes it's completed soon.
Fortunately, that "hope" could soon become a reality. Grandview's revitalization will be conducted in three separate stages. Shultz's bar is located in the first phase of construction, meaning it will be one of the first areas to be repaired.
"It would've been a really long time to have everything ripped-up at one time," says Pam Horner, Mayor Pro Tem of Grandview.
Work on phase one will be complete by the start of summer. In the meantime, city officials plan to install signs directing customers to nearby parking lots.
"Anything to brighten this place up would be great", Shultz says. "It's my hometown, so I love it."
"A love" she has, even with dried up tips, and torn-up streets.
"I still have my regulars who come in here, but I haven't gotten too many new customers," she says.
Business for the Shultz's bar has been slow since early March. That's when Grandview's revitalization project began, and many downtown roads and parking lots were transformed into gravelly construction zones.
"A lot of people people complain to me that they think this place is closed, because they don't see a lot of cars parked out front," Shultz tells Action News reporter Ryan Simms.
Like a lot of people in Grandview, Shultz tells KIMA she's grateful for the revitalization project, but hopes it's completed soon.
Fortunately, that "hope" could soon become a reality. Grandview's revitalization will be conducted in three separate stages. Shultz's bar is located in the first phase of construction, meaning it will be one of the first areas to be repaired.
"It would've been a really long time to have everything ripped-up at one time," says Pam Horner, Mayor Pro Tem of Grandview.
Work on phase one will be complete by the start of summer. In the meantime, city officials plan to install signs directing customers to nearby parking lots.
"Anything to brighten this place up would be great", Shultz says. "It's my hometown, so I love it."
"A love" she has, even with dried up tips, and torn-up streets.
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