VENTURA, Calif. (KEYT) Business owners are urging the Ventura City Council to reopen Main Street.
They packed Tuesday's Ventura City Council.
They held protest signs and shared their stories during public comments.
Some of them said the closure put the Main Street locations out of business.
"It just really changed out whole business model and we were not able to survive that i am all for supporting everybody in their quest to get the streets reopened," said Shannon Rice.
Alessandro Tromba of Immigrant Son said his cafe is doing well, but he said that is not the case with surrounding businesses.
"It was a really important band-aid when COVID happened, we were promised it was going to 12-weeks but it started feeling like Gilligan's Island, you know, it was supposed to be a 3-hour tour and here we are 5 and a half years later," Tromba.
Diego Gamba of Bombay Bar & Grill would like the council to rethink the closure before it is too, late.
"We should just reopen the street, we tried for 5 years, we all pushed it, but it effectively killed downtown," said Gamba.
Others said they have noticed business dropping off on Mondays through Fridays.
"We would really love to see our locals come back and I think that the closure has run its course," said Briana Critelli.
The council voted 6-1 last fall to maintain the 5 block closure on Main Street and 1 block closure on California Street that is known as "Main Street Moves."
It is not clear if the council will reconsider that vote.
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