Good news: some banks are lending again.
No word yet on any traffic improvements to alleviate what presumably will be a few more turns in and out of the new shopping center.
Not so good news: Shoppers World continues to decline and traffic is likely to get more congested on 29 North.
Is this the future of Shopper’s World?What do you think should happen to Shopper’s World? I say turn it into a park.
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