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william.euille, frankfannon, kerry.donley, alicia.hughes,
Jill Rogers to: council, delpepper, paulcsmedberg, rose.boyd, 0510412010 06:08 PM
jackie.henderson, elainescott, rob.kmpicka
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Time: [Tue May 04,2010 18:08:11] Message ID: (213551
Mayor. Vice Mayor, and Council Members
Jill
Rogers
14 Rosecrest Avenue
Alexandria
V A
22301
571-31 2-8851
jrogersOlO@yahoo.com
Hog Thaid SUP
Mayor and City Council
I am writing to express my sincere desire to
welcome the 3 new restaurants to Mt. Vernon Avenue. My husband and I could
not be happier with the development of the Avenue and the addition of these
restaurants. In addition, we have heard anecdotal stories in the past of
businesses that have had difficulty opening buisnesses on the Avenue
because they have met such resistance from other businesses that are
already on the Avenue. This is not good for business, this is not good for
Alexandria. This makes me a pretty disappointed resident and supporter of
Del Ray to hear that this could go on.
In addition, the several empty
storefronts on Mt. Vernon Avenue are embarassing and a much bigger problem
to the residents of this neighborhood than another XYZ shop. There is no
reason why we don't have a diverse, competitive business environment up and
down the Avenue. Permits, high rents, etc, may be keeping folks away, but
it is the job of the City of Alexandn'a and the taxes we pay to promote