Businesses Won't Speak Up on Streetscape Issues
Some businesses are dealing with flooded basements, poor construction in connection with Lansdale streetscape, as discussed at a recent town hall session
The Lansdale streetscape project has become a bane for some businesses on Main Street – they are faced with flooded basements and shoddy brickwork. Yet business owners won’t speak up about it because they are either afraid or they don’t want to be viewed as a problem business. That’s according to McQuillin Studio owner Joe McQuillin, who talked about his frustration with the streetscape project at town hall session Tuesday night. McQuillin claims that the construction of the streetscape sidewalks gives stormwater no place to go but the path of least resistance, which is his basement. He said the contractor is using “play sand” to fill in the gaps of the brick on the streetscape. He said the construction begins on a bed of clay, followed by…
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