Interest high for new BIA in east city
April 11, 2009
The Hamilton Spectator
http://www.thespec.com/News/Business/article/546706
It's time to spiff up Kenilworth Avenue in east Hamilton.
Stefania Barrios, branch manager at the Buduchnist Credit Union, is fast becoming one of the avenue's champions.
She and some business owners will be attending a meeting on Thursday to discuss the process required to establish a Business Improvement Area (BIA) on Kenilworth.
Barrios said she was taken aback by the poor appearance of the street when she started working at the credit union branch four years ago.
"It's a beautiful city actually, (but) you get off the (Burlington Street) bridge and it's kind of a scary place," she said.
However, she said she's encouraged by the warm reception to the idea of a BIA, initially floated at a March 2 meeting.
City officials will also be at the meeting to advise the community about the necessary process.
It begins at 6 p.m. at the Ukrainian Youth Association, 239 Kenilworth Ave. N. at Barton Street East.
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