IN Brentwood-Baldwin-Whitehall Winter 2019 | Page 40

Briefly Brentwood
BOROUGH NEWS
Borough Manager’s Message
“If we don’t support local independent
businesses, then who will? Use them or lose
them!” — #supportlocal
George Zboyovsky, PE
#supportlocal #smallbusinesssaturday #shopsmallshoplocal!
It must be looking a lot like Christmas when you hear me telling
you to …PLEASE MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS!! LOCAL Businesses
that is! Of course I am referring to shopping and dining as much
as you can right here in Brentwood. I do write about this topic
every year and this year will be no different. So this year I am again
preparing my own (more politically correct as I will not mention
specifically any of the many businesses we do have in Brentwood)
“Top Ten List” as to why you should keep your Christmas shopping
local.
10. More Holiday Cheer to spread since you will not get Grinch-
like riding around the parking lot of South Hills Village trying
to find a parking spot and then getting more grumpy when
you come out and your forget where you parked!! (that never
happened to me…)
9. The Money you save on gas can go to that “special” holiday gift
for yourself! (New iPhone X perhaps?).
8. Get better service locally. Try finding someone to help
you with a question at one of “those big box” hardware stores
compared to any of the Brentwood stores.
7. You get to purchase that new James Conner shirt while
supporting the community. Did you know that for every $100
spent in locally owned independent stores, $68 returns to the local
community through taxes, payroll, and other expenditures? Spend
that online and $0 comes home! In addition, I challenge anyone
to find a better deal for a sports team shirt anywhere other than in
Brentwood.
6. Find something unique for “Hard to shop for Uncle Marc B”.
Small local businesses tend to select their products based on their
interests and likes rather than giant marketing campaigns for
“junk” nobody really wants (or needs).
5. Can get your kids off the couch and working. Local
businesses are the largest employer nationally and in our
community, provide the most jobs to residents.
4. Support the 4th of July Parade while you shop in Brentwood
at many of our businesses. Community Organizations receive an
average 250% more support from local business owners than from
large “big box” national chains.
3. Fight Blight while supporting any of the restaurants, stores, or
shops in Brentwood. Local businesses are owned by people who
live in the community. They tend to invest a lot into keeping their
businesses aesthetically pleasing, modern, clean, and OCCUPIED.
2. We can help build up and promote Brentwood. A growing
body of economic research shows that in an increasingly
homogenized world, entrepreneurs and skilled workers are more
likely to invest and settle in communities that preserve their one-
of-a-kind businesses and distinctive character.
And the Number 1 Reason to “Mind Your Brentwood Businesses”
this holiday season (and year round)…
OFFICIALS OF THE BOROUGH OF BRENTWOOD 2019
MAYOR
DENNIS TROY
MEMBERS OF COUNCIL
HAROLD SMITH, President
Dennis Troy
MAYOR
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Harold Smith
PRESIDENT
John Frombach
VICE PRESIDENT
BRENTWOOD-BALDWIN-WHITEHALL
JOHN FROMBACH,
Vice President
A.J. DOYLE, Pro Tem
RICH SCHUBERT
AJ Doyle
PRESIDENT PRO TEM
Pat
Carnevale
PASQUALE CARNEVALE
ROBERT PASQUANTONIO
JENNIFER GEORGE
PAT CARNEVALE
Jennifer
George
SOLICITOR
GAVIN ROBB
BOROUGH MANAGER
GEORGE ZBOYOVSKY, P.E.
Robert
Pasquantonio
Rich
Schubert