Two DeWitt business owners expressed their concerns regarding RAGBRAI-related road closures.
Jennifer Walker and Patti Trenkamp of Scott Drug Pharmacy said closing Sixth Avenue and possibly Seventh Street, which runs alongside their business, could hinder access to their building.
“My concern is ultimately our older generation,” Trenkamp said at the May 17 council meeting.
Trenkamp said spreading the word about the closure might be difficult due to their older customers’ lack of social media presence.
“I am also concerned for my out-of-towners from McCausland or Wheatland,” Trenkamp said. “People who might be oblivious to things going on in DeWitt. They come into town and see all the streets blocked off, and then I have an 85-year-old parking down the street and having to walk up the street ... to get their medication.”
Walker proposed keeping one of the store’s parking lot entrances open for those who need it. They also asked if RAGBRAI organizers could limit the number of vendors parked in front of their building, a request city officials balked at.