Thursday, several Fort Worth business owners and the Fort Worth Police Department gathered to discuss growing public safety concerns in the West 7th Entertainment District.

Members of the Entertainment District Task Force, along with the Fort Worth Chamber, said crime some West 7th businesses are seeing at night is hurting daytime business.

Vacancies and mobility issues cited

Moody Younger, co-managing partner of Younger Partners and a member of the Entertainment Task Force, said crime, mobility, and parking issues are also hurting retailers. Driving around the district, there are several building vacancies, which Younger said cannot be filled solely with bars.

"If you look at the empty places back behind here, you know, just filling them up with bars won't really work, because it's di

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