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Main Street project in Cortland leads to sharp decline in business

Main Street project in Cortland leads to sharp decline in business

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CORTLAND, N.Y. (WHCU) — Business is down in downtown Cortland. 

Bob Haight is president of the Cortland Area Chamber of Commerce. 

Haight says the decline is the result of Main Street being torn up for a reconstruction project. The drop was not unexpected. 

The project to transform Main Street into two-way traffic is expected to be finished by the end of 2024. 

FULL INTERVIEW: Bob Haight on Ithaca’s Morning News

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