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“I’m sure this will come up again with other businesses in the center,” said Cathie Sibley, owner of Guido and the Blonde’s Italian Bistro, at the Nov. 5 city council meeting. Sibley had just been handed a bill from the city for nearly $57,000 in “mitigation fees” associated with moving her existing business into the nearly completed development next to Albertsons, The Orchard Shopping Center on Tucker Road.
Sibley was correct.
One month later, on Dec. 3, the subject did come up again, when Susie Atherton, owner of Canine Creek Dog Wash & Boutique, addressed the city council after receiving notice that she would have to pay more than $16,000 before she would be allowed to occupy her businesses new home.
Atherton won Tehachapi’s Small Business of the Year award for 2006, and was also named Retailer of the Year for 2006/2007 by Pet Product News International. She is planning to expand her successful pet-related retail business....
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