CAPITOLA – As another strong winter storm approaches, the owner of a longtime Capitola business that sustained heavy damage from a storm last year learned that his shop must be demolished.
The destructive power of nature was on full display as high waves battered parts of the Capitola Wharf last winter, leaving behind a trail of destruction. For David Morris, General Manager of Capitola Boat & Bait shop, the sight of his business being ravaged by the waves was a heartbreaking reminder of his challenges over the past year.
“That building was just remodeled about two years ago…we painted it and some people got upset because we changed a lot of things,” Morris lamented.
Now faced with the daunting task of demolishing the building, Morris expressed his deep concern for his employees and their families, whose livelihoods depend on the business.
“The impact is my employees’ families. They’ve stood behind me. We argue, we cry, we laugh and they don’t have a job to come back to if I don’t have something back out there,” Morris shared.