Comments from Businesses on the west side of

Massachusetts Street – 6^th to 7^th

Starbucks Coffee, Wednesday 7/20/05:

            Excellent job, thumbs up.  The contractors were very polite every time they came into the store and Starbucks appreciated them for buying products from their store.  They noticed the long hours everybody worked and they appreciated them keeping the area clean.

Gene Fritzel; phone conversation at 10:30 a.m. 7/22/05:

            Gene Fritzel said we did an excellent job and he wanted to commend all of us.  He said he enjoyed my humor and my hard work.  Gene said he wanted to make it a point to complement us because of our dedication.

Chico’s; Friday, July 22:

            The assistant manager said what was bad for them is we started the project the same week they had their store opening but we had to do what we had to do and they are happy that we are done.

American Eagle Outfitter, Friday, July 22:

            The manager said we did a really good job and they are especially happy that we got done before the sidewalk sale.  He said it did not affect their business while we had the construction going on.

M&M Office Supply, Friday, July 22:

            Two thumbs up.  The manager said we did an excellent job.  He said everybody at M&M noticed the long hours that we worked to get done before the sidewalk sale.  He said the contractors were very nice, we gave them plenty of notice before their water was shut off, and we kept at least one drive open for deliveries.  He said to keep up the good work.

Waxman Candles, Monday, July 25:

            The owner said he was very satisfied.  He thought we completed the waterline very rapidly and thought we were done sooner than he expected.  He said we did a great job everyday.

The Gap, Monday, July 25:

            The manager said she was surprised at how quickly the job got done.  She was especially happy that the fence was down before the sidewalk sale.  She did say the job affected the business somewhat but it was understandable because it is already hard to find a parking space downtown.  She said overall, we did a great job.

Quintons, Monday, July 25:

            The manager said the job went great and the contractors were very nice.  He said we got done quicker than he thought we would.

Abercrombie & Fitch, Monday, July 25:

            The job went quick but since they keep the front doors open, they were getting dust inside the building.  Other than that, the manager thought we did a great job.

Cold Stone Creamery, Monday, July 25:

            The manager said we did a very good job and she appreciated us keeping them informed about the water being on or off.  She said everything went smooth.

Liberty Hall, Friday, August 12:

            The manager/maintenance said everything went real smooth.  He had no problems with us at all and he didn’t lose any business.

Java Break, Monday, August 15:

            They said we went fast and everything seemed good.

Isaballa’s, Monday, August 15:

            Very good job, we were in and out in no time.

Spectrum Optical, Monday, August 15:

            They said although they lost a little business, they were happy we got the job done so quickly.

Raven Bookstore, Monday, August 15:

            The manager said we did a fabulous job.  We were very quick, we kept them informed about the length of time we were going to be, and when we said we would have the road open by Friday the 12^th of August, they appreciated us meeting our goal.

African Adorned, Monday, August 15:

            The manager said everything went real smooth, we kept the sidewalk open and clean, we were very fast, and did a great job.

Game Trade, Monday, August 15:

            The manager said he thought we did a great job and were very quick.