Antioch Mayor Lamar Thorpe and other city leaders announced a $500,000 grant designed to give small business money to upgrade their storefronts.Antioch Mayor Lamar Thorpe and other city leaders announced a new $500,000 grant program designed to give small business money to upgrade their storefronts. The goal is to make them nicer and safer.
Mayor Thorpe met with small business store owners Monday in south Antioch. Many of them say the area is filled with unhoused individuals and crime is rampant. Nisha Toor and her family own a convenience store next to a closed supermarket. They say unhoused use the store for shelter. Two weeks ago, a fire broke out inside the building and caused enough damage to the point where fire officials forced them to close.
Her family has owned that store for over 20 years. Now, there is a fence around the entire building. It is a sight commonly seen in the entire neighborhood.
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