Downtown chamber members ‘really upset’ with city over construction timeline
After months of construction, barriers to vehicles were removed in downtown North Battleford yesterday, but some of the affected business owners are “really upset” over the length of time it took for the project to be completed.
“Members came to us at our meeting [Tuesday night] and there was a lot of frustration from businesses,” said Warren Williams, president of the Battleford’s Chamber of Commerce.
Earlier this month, North Battleford administration said it was pleased with how construction went, but according to Williams, several downtown chamber members don’t share the city’s opinion.
“They thought it took a lot longer than it was scheduled to take. From what I understand it took 10 days over the scheduled end date, but a lot of businesses were under the impression [the construction] would only be a six-week project. What I see is perhaps a lack of communication that went to the store owners,” said Williams.