Tony writes: "A well-organized educational advance tour suggests someone has
been talking to L&I about the needs of burgeoning, but inexperienced,
neighborhood businesses. Who might that be?"
Actually, that would be my colleagues and me in the Commerce Department working
with L&I to make code enforcement a more business-friendly process. We have
encouraged more advance notice to businesses and outreach to community groups
so that they can help the businesses understand what they need to do to comply
with issues like signage codes. This is particularly important for business
owners who speak English as a second language. I believe that the Welcoming
Center has been providing support to many such business owners in West and
Southwest Philadelphia, including some on Baltimore Avenue.
Andy
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