Quechee businesses hoping for foot traffic boost this holiday season [Video]

PAY LATER. LOCAL BUSINESSES ACROSS OUR REGION ARE PREPARING FOR A VERY BUSY HOLIDAY SEASON, KICKING OFF WITH SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY TOMORROW. ONE COMMUNITY SAYS THEY NEED YOUR HELP THIS TIME AROUND. NOW MORE THAN EVER. NBC FIVE’S JACKSON DOVER WAS IN QUECHEE TODAY WITH WHY SOME SHOP OWNERS SAY THEY ARE HOLDING THEIR BREATH THIS YEAR. A MAJOR BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION IN QUECHEE HAS SOME BUSINESS OWNERS WORRIED ABOUT KEEPING THE LIGHTS ON THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. WE’VE BEEN BUSY DECORATING AND GETTING ALL EXCITED FOR CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR. THE SHOPS AT THE GORGE VILLAGE ARE TURNING THE TOWN JOLLY AND BRIGHT IN TIME FOR SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY, BUT AFTER WHAT SOME SAY WAS AN UNDERPERFORMING FALL, TOURISM SEASON, SHOP OWNERS ARE WORRIED ABOUT EARNINGS. WE HAD A DECLINE IN TRAFFIC. FOOT TRAFFIC COMING THROUGH, WHICH I BELIEVE THAT IS A DIRECT EFFECT THROUGH THE THE BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION. THAT BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION …