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The merchants of Main Street, the city’s historic shopping district, may finally be getting the attention from the city they have sought for years.
The City Council has directed its staff to study ways to improve the area.
Councilman John M. Gullixson said he wants the staff to canvass the area known as Old Town and talk to residents and business owners about the changes they want.
“It gives us a little hope,” said Louie Skull, owner of Yorba Linda Plumbing on Main Street.
Skull said he wants stricter building codes. Recent developments in downtown, he said, have been too modern and do not fit the turn-of-the-century feel of the area.
The Main Street Merchants Assn. has also been lobbying City Hall to build an archway over one end of Main Street to make the area easier for visitors to identify.
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