What are the speakers mainly discussing?

M1: Did you know that a petition is being signed by all of the business owners downtown?
M2: No. What’s the problem?
M1: The public parking lot downtown has been closed and won’t be reopened until next spring. A lot of local people are angry.
W: No wonder. That will have a huge impact on sales for all of the local retailers. The repaving of the parking lot started in October and was expected to be done before the busy season.
M2: And if patrons don’t have anywhere to park downtown, they’ll just go somewhere else to shop.
W: The mayor keeps telling us all to shop locally, but we keep seeing small businesses on Main Street closing.
M1: You have to feel sorry for them. I just hope the situation improves soon.