HYANNIS – A State Senate Task Force will be hosting a meeting in Hyannis next Monday on how to strengthen local retailers and improve the area economy.
The task force includes Cape and Islands State Senator Julian Cyr and was established to work with the Senate to identify ways to help local retailers become more competitive.
Cyr is one of five state Senators appointed by Senate President Stan Rosenberg to the task force, as well as Plymouth-Barnstable State Senator Vinny DeMacedo.
The group will work to address a number of issues, including challenges faced by local retailers in competing against online sellers, closures of local retailers and the impact that has on local economies and property tax bases, initiatives by local retailers to increase their market share, and how state and local governments can encourage purchases from local retailers.
The task force will report back to the Senate president and Senate minority leader by June 1, 2018.
The meeting on December 4 will be held from 1:30 to 3:00 PM at the Hyannis Youth and Community Center. The public is invited to take part.
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