Comments on: Letter to the editor: Support Northborough’s small businesses

By: MIke Horgan

MIke Horgan — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 01:24:58 +0000

The ugly sidewalk signs littered the downtown way before construction ever started. A temporary solution should have been in place before construction began. Most business in Mass lobby for temporary orange construction signs indicating how to get to business impacted by road work. Once the work is done the signs are removed. The problem here is that these ugly sidewalk signs were a safety hazard for cars pulling onto the road and they were just plain eyesore for the town They have also been on the sidewalks downtown for years. I am glad they are gone.

By: Carrie Buda

Carrie Buda — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 16:08:21 +0000

I support small business. In addition, I find it sad that people actually complain about the look of advertisement signs when the construction was oh so much more unpleasant to look at! Come on people! Northboro is a great town …I have the best memories if going bowling back there and now iI like to take my children there. We should be supportive of our small businesses, as they are an essential part of our history. Some signs during construction is really NOT a big deal.

By: Leah

Leah — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 02:41:41 +0000

I agree with Susan, the town of Northboro needs to be more supportive of small businesses. Construction can have a large impact on a business in a negative way that can break small business. Personally I have avoided down town because of the construction and and changes my shopping patterns as a result. The lease small business in the construction zone deserve communication from the town.

By: Mike Horgan

Mike Horgan — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:21:39 +0000

I like the town with out all the ugly signs that littered out streets for years. The rents on Blake street reflect the fact that they are not on a main st. If they don’t then the rents need to be renotiagted. The people in this town want out srteet to eb free from the ugly signs. The busniess need to use socail media etc to get people into their stores. Again, the busnesses choose Blake street and the owners knew about the lcoation before they moved into the space.