A few days away from Black Friday and Small Business Saturday, a June fire is having a ripple effect among some Marysville business owners.This all ties back to that June 15 fire at Hotel Marysville which forced the closure of a section of Highway 70.”Since that fire happened, nothing’s gotten better with the traffic. It’s pretty much the same,” said Angelina Silva, owner of Silva’s Collectibles, Toys, and Comics. “A lot of my regular customers have been hesitant to come because it’s taking 45 minutes longer to get here.”Despite the closure bringing a lot more traffic to D Street, Silva says sales have been on the decline for months.It turns out that most drivers use D Street as a detour to get back onto the highway.”They’re not wanting to stop here. It just deters our regular customers. Mainly, we’ve had several people that actually closed down in this block because their regular customers are not coming in. So it’s kind of kind of sad that there’s a lot of people closing up,” said Silva.In an effort to boost November sales, Silva and others are offering discounts and trying more advertising.”I’m doing a lot more Facebook posts. Some of the dealers have specials going. We’re doing a giveaway for Small Business Saturday, which is this coming Saturday,” said Sue Doven, a dealer at neighboring Sissy’s Attic.As they wait for better days, Silva is grateful for a second job which is helping her family bring in income.A spokesperson with the city of Marysville says they recently took possession of the hotel property and are planning its demolition within the next 60 days. They also said different programs like disaster loans are being made available to impacted business owners.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter
A few days away from Black Friday and Small Business Saturday, a June fire is having a ripple effect among some Marysville business owners.
This all ties back to that June 15 fire at Hotel Marysville which forced the closure of a section of Highway 70.
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“Since that fire happened, nothing’s gotten better with the traffic. It’s pretty much the same,” said Angelina Silva, owner of Silva’s Collectibles, Toys, and Comics. “A lot of my regular customers have been hesitant to come because it’s taking 45 minutes longer to get here.”
Despite the closure bringing a lot more traffic to D Street, Silva says sales have been on the decline for months.
It turns out that most drivers use D Street as a detour to get back onto the highway.
“They’re not wanting to stop here. It just deters our regular customers. Mainly, we’ve had several people that actually closed down in this block because their regular customers are not coming in. So it’s kind of kind of sad that there’s a lot of people closing up,” said Silva.
In an effort to boost November sales, Silva and others are offering discounts and trying more advertising.
“I’m doing a lot more Facebook posts. Some of the dealers have specials going. We’re doing a giveaway for Small Business Saturday, which is this coming Saturday,” said Sue Doven, a dealer at neighboring Sissy’s Attic.
As they wait for better days, Silva is grateful for a second job which is helping her family bring in income.
A spokesperson with the city of Marysville says they recently took possession of the hotel property and are planning its demolition within the next 60 days. They also said different programs like disaster loans are being made available to impacted business owners.
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter
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