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As a result street parking would be reduced with a push to increase foot-traffic in inner-city Invercargill. A group of business owners on the south side of Tay St believe that would crush their businesses. The business owners spoken to felt a lack of parking, both for customers and vehicles with incoming and outgoing goods, would not be “unworkable”. Young Reflections owner Joy Brown said the proposed plan would “kill every business on Tay St” if it went ahead. “I’m not opposed to change, we need change, but not at the detriment of wrecking every retailer on Tay St,” Brown said.