Bring your sales to the sidewalk, city hall is telling businesses eyeing COVID-19 recovery.
A sped-up application process all digital, with no fees was launched recently to help London shops bring their wares outside after Ontario’s stay-at-home order is lifted.
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“Once it is safe to reopen, it will be important for businesses to have ways to serve customers safely. We hope this new process will make it as easy as possible for businesses that are interested in serving their customers outside when it’s safe to do so,” city bylaw boss Orest Katolyk said in a release.
LONDON, ONT. Council’s decision to pare down of a list of projects to help local businesses recover from the pandemic sparked an angry response from one of their colleagues. On Tuesday, council was presented a diverse list of projects totalling $2.7 million developed by stakeholders on the London Community Recovery Network. But several ideas faced questions about their value to pandemic recovery, and focus on specific business districts. “I don’t see $100,000 spent on patio furniture is in the best interest of the London taxpayer,” said Councillor Steve Lehman about a proposal to fund purchases for sidewalk patios in the core.
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A shortlist of pandemic recovery measures with a pricetag of about $2.7 million will go to city politicians next week for debate about the best ways to boost London businesses and workers, aid the downtown, and bring back vibrancy to the Forest City.
More than two dozen ideas everything from more public washrooms to a Christmas market stem from local leaders, businesses and non-profit agencies on the London Community Recovery Network.
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