Business owners across Tacoma say they are being hurt by vandalism. It’s leaving them with big bills for windows that are repeatedly broken.
The business owners’ plight has gotten the attention of Tacoma City Hall.
On Feb. 1, Mayor Victoria Woodards unveiled a proposal to use American Rescue Plan dollars to help businesses struggling with extra costs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Two-hundred and fifty-thousand dollars would go toward private security, $300,000 toward fixing broken windows and $100,000 to support businesses that require vaccine verification for customers.
“Every single one of these have been broken into,” said Yu Nanakornphanom, standing outside Indo Asian Street Eatery. “Every single one.” The owner of this Asian fusion restaurant in the Stadium District says he has had to replace his windows nine times in the last three months.He welcomes any help the city can offer because even this beautiful artwork is hurting business.There’s also another issue owners say they are facing. When the window is broken but the business is not breached, if Tacoma police come, that is considered a false alarm call. The company is dinged $100 each time.
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