l’Egantz is the Latest Closing at the Rockwall Harbor.
In an emotional message sent this morning, L’Egantz announced that they have closed the business at the Rockwall, Texas Harbor complex. The message read:
“Dear Friends,
I wanted to take the time and drop each of you in our email registry a note from the bottom of my heart to say “thank you” for your business and support over the last six years. I have always tried to regard each of you as more like a friend rather than a customer and it has been a wonderful journey with you. For all of you who followed us from downtown on the square and remained loyal, to our newfound friends at The Harbor, I will miss you.
As of today, L’Egantz is no longer in operation and you will find our doors locked, the lights off and the laughter gone. I like to think that my staff and I provided each of you with some fun when you visited and “brightened” your day in some way as you did ours. My goal was to always make you feel welcome, put a smile on your face and provide you with a shopping haven like no other. I hope I achieved that and that we will always be a fond memory to you. I would encourage you to please support other local businesses to help keep them as an integral part of the Rockwall community in these times of uncertainty and economic distress.
Thank you again so much for your business and your friendship and may God bless you all.
Sincerely,
Lynn Davis ”
One can only speculate why this, and other businesses fail to survive at the Harbor. Is it the higher than normal rents, the lack of marketing, is it a client mix that does not subscribe to the “Well Heeled Client Philosophy” that the owners so clearly wanted for this venue, or is it a consiquence of the economy? Something must change to prevent the further erosion of retail business at the Harbor. Something must change to reverse the downward spiral. Clearly it cannot continue to do “Business as Usual” if it is to survive.
Rockwall Texas Road Closings Update
Alamo from Rusk to Washington in Rockwall, Texas will be closed to through traffic due to the reconstruction of Alamo. The Rockwall Police and Rockwall Courts building parking lot is assessable on a short section of Alamo from Rusk. No parking is available on Alamo.
On Monday, June 22nd, the City’s utility contractor will begin resurfacing Kaufman Street from Fannin Street (SH 66) to Tyler Street. During this construction, the road will be limited to one lane of traffic. The contractor will provide flagmen to direct traffic as necessary. Weather permitting; this construction will take approximately four days. This roadway resurfacing is a part of the Downtown Rockwall Water and Sanitary Sewer Improvements Project.
Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) will be closing the northbound and southbound right lanes from SH-276 to north of IH-30 daily beginning 6/24/2009 through 6/26/2009 from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM, in order to install brick pavers. Only one direction will be closed at a time.
Should you have questions or require additional information, please feel free to call Jonathan Tran, Construction Manager, at (972) 400-5186 or John Cranson, City of Rockwall Construction Inspector, at (214) 543-3952.
The City of Rockwall apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. Thank you for your patience as we work to improve your neighborhood and our City.
Rockwall Texas Road Closure Information
On 6-15-09 thru 6-19-09 TXDOT will have the right lane of north bound SH-205 under I-30 closed from 9:00 A.M. to 3:30 P.M. daily, to install brick pavers.
Beginning June 22nd, Alamo Road will be closed from Kaufman Street to Rusk Street. The road will remain closed until re-construction of Alamo Road is completed.
If you have any questions about this construction, please contact Kevin Lay, TXDOT project manager, at 214-320-6240 or Steve Power, construction superintendent, at 214-243-5920.
We apologize for any inconvenience this construction.