[RP TownTalk] Town Center

[OurDollMom at aol.com]

It takes men & women to create
Town Center because we think 
differently.  
 
I had a lady who created glass artwork
come to my shop. She had established
base & was growing.  Beautiful work, 
talented person who did other art stuff.
The rent was so high she could not make
it & she was growing too big for her current
place.  I went to visit her.  She told me 
she even called the town but to no avail.
She left and went on.
 
That was a business that would have
been great for less rent.  Nobody 
appreciated her.
 
I had another woman who did huge 
modern paintings for businesses want
to rent.  She was excited until she found
out the rents.  She moved to Balto. where
there were other artists of her type with
lower rents. She is doing fine.
 
Wasn't somebody wanting to do a train
shop, meeting place etc & the rent too
high? They were even willing to share 
with another tiny business.
 
There must be a way to avoid seedy
type low rent businesses to get the 
art people in here and small shops 
maybe by our own residents.
 
But high rents, a dead looking Town
Center & all of us having a hot debate
& then all drops dead - and by the way
the Town - just because there is just
my Little Place & the Pet Store - how
is the town advertising us, promoting 
us.????? Supporting us????
 
Emily



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