Since fall of 2022, businesses could apply for $2,000 in grants for damages up to two times. But on Saturday, they stopped accepting applications.
SEATTLE — Smashed windows, broken glass, plywood entrances: sights that have become all too common among storefronts in the city of Seattle.
But now, even as the hits keep coming, Seattle business owners are losing access to a fund made to help them cover the costs.
As of Saturday, the City of Seattle’s Storefront Repair Fund is no longer accepting applications. Business owners are worried that this critical safety net, part of the Office of Economic Development, is gone for good.
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