Dear Editor:
Our Township of Centre Wellington departments have been unhelpful with the businesses located on East Mill Street in Elora, during the East Mill Street construction the past two years.
I was the owner of one of the restaurants, which I recently closed for business, who suffered a definite business loss due to the work of the street in front of my restaurant.
In particular, this past July, when the sidewalk was closed for many weeks, specifically not allowing to access my restaurant safely (or at all for few days, due to concrete pouring), we had to shut down for several days until it was safe to access my restaurant.
Despite the various proof sent to the township, they still denied my claim for a small reimbursement of business loss.
Should I take legal action against our own township, of which I have been resident for over 10 years and operated a business for six years? Of course I won’t … and I definitely won’t open any other business in Elora to sustain the economical growth of the town, considering how the township doesn’t seem to care.
Disappointed and frustrated.
Denis Fontana,
Elora