Presentation of the First MET Loan Award

 
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THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WASHINGTON, D.C. 20004 MARION BARRY. JR. MAYOR MAYOR'S REMARKS FOR THE PRESENTATION OF THE FIRST MET LOAN AWARD SHAW PROJECT AREA COMMITTEE (РАС) HEADQUARTERS WEDNESDAY - JUNE A, 1986 1726 7TH STREET, N-W- 3:15 P.M. MRS. PERRY, WHEN YOU AND OTHER 7TH STREET MERCHANTS CALLED THE OFFICE OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONCERNING WHAT METRO CONSTRUCTION HAD DONE TO YOUR BUSINESSES, WE COULD NAVE TAKEN THE EASY WAY OUT AND TOLD YOU THAT WE WERE SORRY BUT THERE WAS NOTHING WE COULD DO- BUT WE DIDN'T- WE GOT BUSY AND DESIGNED A BRAND NEW LOAN PROGRAM TO HELP THE BUSINESSES ON 7TH STREET- YOU ONLY HAVE TO LOOK OUT SIDE ON 7TH STREET TO SEE THE DISRUPTION THAT THE CONSTRUCTION HAS CAUSED- BECAUSE OF THIS, AND BECAUSE METRO SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP, WE IN THE