RALEIGH, N.C. — Big changes are coming to the Seaboard Station area in Raleigh. A mixed-use development is under construction where people will live and shop. However, it’s causing a problem for some neighboring businesses. Some business owners said the project is taking away parking spots from the customers they depend on. Michael Bell is the owner of the record store Hunky Dory at 111 Seaboard Ave. Suite 116. There is construction on massive new buildings outside his business. Bell said the footprint of the project is swallowing up parking spots where customers used to park. He said the construction has taken away an entire row of public parking, which is about 20 parking spots. “We were already struggling with finding places to park,” Bell said. Mon Macaron dessert shop founder Autumn Hicks echoed Bell’s sentiments about parking. “The last six months, it has been a major issue for us,” Hicks said. Bell said there are times it’s so bad that even his employees can’t find a parking spot to open the doors to the business. “Are you pushing us out, or are you going to do something about this?” Bell asked of city leaders. Bell wants to know […]