An online survey conducted by the College Area Business Improvement District (BID) revealed that College Area residents would like to see more sit-down restaurants and grocery stores built in their neighborhood.
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In addition to asking locals what kinds of restaurants and businesses they would like to see come to the College Area, the BID also asked people to tell them about what kinds of entertainment venues they would like in the area. Restaurants topped the list of types of entertainment venues people wanted, but close behind were movie theaters and parks. For the latter, people said they felt that they are not satisfied with the current conditions of the current parks and that they feel comfortable brining their kids to their local parks.
The results of the survey will be distributed to different brokers in the area. For the final question of the survey, the BID asked if the participants would be willing to help them. Of the 154 people who answered the question, 39% said they would like to be a part of the effort to bring in new businesses to the College Area.
The BID's Executive Director, Jennifer Finnegan, says they are using the survey results to help approach businesses in order to get them to move or open up new locations in the College Area. The people who volunteered will be used as a database the BID can reach out to when looking for people to serve on committees or to help when trying to contact new businesses.
More information and the results from the survey are available on the College Area BID's website.
