Starting late Thursday afternoon and continuing into the wee hours on Friday, sidewalks in CWE North were cleared of snow following the big storm. CWEnder Steve Neels (post here) ran his Arctic Cat up and down the sidewalks of the CWE North commercial district clearing the way for pedestrians by sunrise.
Funding for this service, which benefits the entire community, comes from a special 1% tax collected on all sales transacted at any of the shops, restaurants, galleries, The Chase Hotel, Straub's, Reliance Automotive, etc., within the CWE North District. The tax is collected by the state and returned to the neighborhood to be used by the CID (Community Improvement District) for marketing efforts and for landscaping and beautification projects, including plowing the sidewalks. Do you remember what a challenge it used to be to walk along Euclid after a snowstorm?
This is yet another of the many reasons why it is important to support neighborhood businesses. Revenue generated by your purchases is used to improve the district, which in turn will make the CWE an even more desirable place to visit or perhaps locate a new business. As the saying goes, "what goes around, comes around"—this time in the most positive sense.
In the short time since Mikes Bikes opened at 324 N. Euclid, fun-loving proprietors Eric Schlling and Matt McRedmond have demonstrated that they can be counted on to add color to the street scene by bringing their whimsy out front.
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