Graham downtown business owners oppose having new park replace parking spaces in downtown parking lot

The owners of a dozen downtown Graham businesses turned out Friday afternoon to show their opposition to putting a new city park in the front portion of a municipal parking lot that will significantly reduce the number of downtown parking spaces for their staffs and customers.

The twelve were part of a larger group of more than 20 business owners who are protesting the city’s council’s proposal as “not conducive to good business downtown.”

The city council is scheduled to meet Monday, April 27, at 10:00 a.m. to vote on accepting a bid to move forward with park construction…

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