During Monday’s statutory meeting, the Mayor and City Council passed a motion that barbers and cosmetologists operating on the Merriman Mall would have until July 31st to find themselves in enclosed spaces.
City workers led by Town Clerk Royston King, two weeks ago demolished stalls in the area where the cosmetologists operated. “We are just removing the ugliness to create a picture of excellence and beauty,” King had said, while noting that the area where some of the hairdressers and nail technicians operated had “stalls with old wood and vinolay and have left the area looking like a shantytown.”
The council spent over two hours haggling on the issue of whether