DWBIA Chair Larry Horowitz speaks at Windsor City Hall, June 2015. (Photo by Mike Vlasveld)DWBIA Chair Larry Horowitz speaks at Windsor City Hall, June 2015. (Photo by Mike Vlasveld)
Windsor

Patio Decision Important For Business

The Downtown Windsor Business Improvement Association thinks patio fees, potentially re-introduced by the city, could be devastating for businesses.

DWBIA Chair Larry Horowitz says businesses would be charged just under $6 per sq. ft., an administration fee of more than $300, along with $1,000 up front.

"This will create job loss, it will create hardships for staying in business," he explains. "And for starting businesses, for those businesses that are tied to patios -- that the patios actually make it better for them."

There's been a moratorium on patio fees at the city for the last five years, and now a decision needs to be made on what to do about them again.

Horowitz believes it would go directly against the pedestrian-friendly, progressive image that the city is after.

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