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And in all that time they may have never been able to afford it. Perhaps the city should just demolish the building and build an ADA-compliant one on the taxpay
by nkrisc 7y ago
And in all that time they may have never been able to afford it. Perhaps the city should just demolish the building and build an ADA-compliant one on the taxpayer's dime.
- mondoshawan 7y agoOr maybe, here's an idea: crowdfund from the community and make a big deal out of it. You get good PR, which drives the business, and it makes lives better as you improve the premises. Can't crowdfund? How about a short term loan? Can't do that? How about looking for a location for your less than profitable location? Can't do that? How about fighting to change the building laws in San Jose to reduce the building costs for ADA? There hare hundreds of options available to the business owners up front. This keeps happening because they are willfully ignorant of the law of the land and refuse to do anything about it until someone decides to sue.
- brudgers 7y agoSuppose the shop sells one item per minute, is open twelve hours a day, and six days a week. Allocating $0.10 per item is $6.00 per hour, $72.00 per day, and $21,000.00 per year. Over 13 years, that's more than a quarter million dollars and more than twice the claimed cost of the ramp. For context, we are talking a dime per item in Silicon Valley. Per this website, a small cup of coffee is $2.00. https://zmenu.com/crema-coffee-roasting-co-san-jose-online-menu/ https://zmenu.com/crema-coffee-roasting-co-san-jose-online-m...
- nkrisc 7y ago10 cents might very well be the margin on a cup of coffee. But from the little I know of the food service industry, that might be generous.