Several downtown Bakersfield businesses say a city construction project is driving away customers and creating major parking problems.
Downtown Bakersfield businesses say construction hurts business, parking
Mad Dog Tattoo, M.A. Griffin and Sons, The Mint Bar, and Burger Hut are among the businesses affected. Business owners say crews converted a parking lot next to Mad Dog Tattoo into a staging area to store equipment and materials. Workers are also parking their personal vehicles in front of shops, owners say.
In a letter shared with 23ABC, Marc DeLeon, a manager at Mad Dog Tattoo, and other shop owners say foot traffic is down 80%.
DeLeon said:…