Demolition of Bresee Tower may cause complications for drivers
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Both east and westbound'}, {'start': '22.960', 'end': '26.640', 'text': 'routes will be shut down for about 3'}, {'start': '24.960', 'end': '28.640', 'text': 'months. With this being one of the'}, {'start': '26.640', 'end': '31.119', 'text': "city's most used streets, one business"}, {'start': '28.640', 'end': '34.800', 'text': 'owner I talked to says this will be a'}, {'start': '31.119', 'end': '34.800', 'text': 'challenge for him and the rest of his'}, {'start': '40.120', 'end': '44.000', 'text': 'customers community members after'}, {'start': '42.480', 'end': '47.920', 'text': 'hearing one of their most iconic'}, {'start': '44.000', 'end': '47.920', 'text': 'buildings, Brezie Tower, will be torn'}, {'start': '48.600', 'end': '52.960', 'text': 'down. Construction crews just finished'}, {'start': '50.960', 'end': '55.120', 'text': 'demolishing the courthouse annex, and'}, {'start': '52.960', 'end': '56.559', 'text': "now it's the tower's turn. But this work"}, {'start': '55.120', 'end': '58.719', 'text': 'could cause some problems for people'}, {'start': '56.559', 'end': '61.280', 'text': 'like cafe owner Ethan Burton. I imagine'}, {'start': '58.719', 'end': '62.879', 'text': "we'll be negatively impacted. Now with"}, {'start': '61.280', 'end': '64.960', 'text': 'the partial closure, there was an'}, {'start': '62.879', 'end': '66.560', 'text': 'obvious reduction in traffic here.'}, {'start': '64.960', 'end': '68.400', 'text': 'Tuesday, May 6th, the city will be'}, {'start': '66.560', 'end': '70.960', 'text': 'shutting down part of West and Eastbound'}, {'start': '68.400', 'end': '72.640', 'text': 'on Main Street for a few months. Bert'}, {'start': '70.960', 'end': '74.400', 'text': 'says he feels a sense of nervousness'}, {'start': '72.640', 'end': '76.479', 'text': 'because he may be losing out on some of'}, {'start': '74.400', 'end': '78.720', 'text': 'his customers after only being open for'}, {'start': '76.479', 'end': '82.000', 'text': "4 months. I'm already trying to think"}, {'start': '78.720', 'end': '83.920', 'text': 'about ways to get attention in other'}, {'start': '82.000', 'end': '86.000', 'text': "ways. He's been handing out flyers,"}, {'start': '83.920', 'end': '88.159', 'text': 'advertising on social media, and going'}, {'start': '86.000', 'end': '89.680', 'text': 'out delivering orders just so he can'}, {'start': '88.159', 'end': '91.520', 'text': "keep the connection he's built for"}, {'start': '89.680', 'end': '94.320', 'text': 'people like Jamie Ellson. Your new'}, {'start': '91.520', 'end': '96.560', 'text': 'businesses, I mean, they depend on the'}, {'start': '94.320', 'end': '98.400', 'text': "everyday sales. So, when you're not"}, {'start': '96.560', 'end': '101.520', 'text': "getting that foot traffic, that's going"}, {'start': '98.400', 'end': '103.840', 'text': "to I mean, it's going to really affect"}, {'start': '101.520', 'end': '105.840', 'text': 'these businesses for sure. She says this'}, {'start': '103.840', 'end': '107.600', 'text': 'is her first time at the cafe, but once'}, {'start': '105.840', 'end': '109.439', 'text': "construction starts, she's not sure if"}, {'start': '107.600', 'end': '113.439', 'text': "she'll be back. You might run on your"}, {'start': '109.439', 'end': '114.880', 'text': 'lunch hour or whatnot. So, it takes up'}, {'start': '113.439', 'end': '116.320', 'text': "time from your lunch hour, so you're"}, {'start': '114.880', 'end': '119.119', 'text': 'like, "Nope, I\'m not going to go there'}, {'start': '116.320', 'end': '121.119', 'text': 'today." Bird says he\'s just hoping the'}, {'start': '119.119', 'end': '123.920', 'text': 'business he created steers people in his'}, {'start': '121.119', 'end': '126.960', 'text': 'direction despite the demolition. Uh my'}, {'start': '123.920', 'end': '129.399', 'text': 'hope was to add a complimentary'}, {'start': '126.960', 'end': '132.319', 'text': "environment because we're much"}, {'start': '129.399', 'end': '134.360', 'text': 'more holistically family oriented where'}, {'start': '132.319', 'end': '137.120', 'text': 'like right now'}, {'start': '134.360', 'end': '139.360', 'text': "there's the city's community relations"}, {'start': '137.120', 'end': '141.200', 'text': 'administration says more than 12,000'}, {'start': '139.360', 'end': '143.440', 'text': 'people drive on the section of Main'}, {'start': '141.200', 'end': '145.040', 'text': 'Street that will be closed. But their'}, {'start': '143.440', 'end': '147.040', 'text': 'number one priority is keeping people'}, {'start': '145.040', 'end': '149.440', 'text': 'safe from the debris. Reporting live in'}, {'start': '147.040', 'end': '151.200', 'text': 'the newsroom, Jared Thomas, WCI3, your'}, {'start': '149.440', 'end': '153.840', 'text': 'local news leader. All right, Jared.'}, {'start': '151.200', 'end': '153.840', 'text': 'Thank you.'}]