Small businesses demand pause on drainage plans along Berkeley Co. road [Video]

GOOSE CREEK, S.C. (WCSC) – Several small businesses are asking Berkeley County and the state to put pause on any ongoing safety improvement plans.

Bald Monkey Beanery is one of many businesses that set up shop on Red Bank Road with the intention of having small business success.

Their brand, along with those who work at Celebrities Barber Shop, Ace Hardware and Zenergy Gamers are among some who fear facing closed doors.

“They’re not going to turn around, come back. That’s a fact. It doesn’t matter how good the coffee is, how good of an environment they provide, doesn’t matter how good of a haircut. It’s inconvenient,” Bald Monkey Beanery owner Melisa Prevatte says. “I just have to start over, that’s not fair. People making decisions go home. We go home every day without.”

The orange and white stripes you see when driving the 1.3-mile stretch of road are a …