 Well, since the Bemidji JC has announced that the summer water carnival would be downtown this year, the group has received some backlash. As reporter Mal Meyer explains, some area businesses are concerned about parking and what the blocked off streets could mean in the area. City manager Nate Matthews said that when the JC's first moved the carnival to the vent center in 2015, many businesses complained about the change in location. Now that there's a plan to move it back, some of the downtown businesses as well are upset that it's going to congest the area to the point where the business would be handicapped for them. We reached out to some of the business owners who expressed concerns, but none of them wanted to be on camera. One of the store managers told Lakeland News that they didn't know where their employees would be able to park and how they could get in and out for deliveries. The JC's have received this feedback and are looking to make the best decision for everyone. Most of the feedback has been positive, a lot of businesses are really excited about the move. There are a few that aren't so happy and we're really trying to do what we can to accommodate them. The city and JC's are working with the downtown business alliance to determine what people are looking for. They want it back in the downtown area, this is our best viable option, where else could we do it? The DBA sent out a survey today to gather perspectives on the issue. Our main focus is to better the community. We definitely don't want to create any problems and if we are, we need to know about it. Nate Matthews says that if people have concerns that they should contact him or their city council member. As a city, we want to do its best for the community and if we as a city here from the community that they'd like the water carnival downtown, we'd agree. In Bemidji, I'm Al Meyer, Lakeland News. The JC say that they will wait for the survey results before making any changes to possible changes to the carnival location. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.