Hundreds of Seattle businesses file for relief funds to pay for storefronts damaged by thieves
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More than 400 Seattle businesses have filed to receive assistance to repair damages to their storefronts as business owners continue to speak out about rising crime.
Datza Tamane, who owns a yoga studio in Seattle’s East Lake neighborhood, told the outlet she is considering adding her name to the list of businesses after a recent early morning break-in that left her store with a broken lock. "We stock plywood in our back rooms and screws and keep our Skil saws on hand so we can board up windows that got broken this week. I don't know why we pay taxes anymore." Andrew Mark Miller is a writer at Fox News. Find him on Twitter @andymarkmiller and email tips to AndrewMark.Miller@Fox.com.
"I would love to have more little things to sell for our students but having less retail so they don't have a reason to break in, and that's why I transitioned to plants too because it's hard to take plants in boxes," Tamane said.