"She's gone up on two separate occasions and asked politely and formally for it," she said.
"The first time she felt intimidated and the second time the police were involved."
Ms Clifton said her daughter was so shaken by the experience that she wants to flee the town in which she was born.
"Laura has completely undermined my daughter's ability in feeling comfortable in her own home town.
"The whole scenario has just been really horrible."
One contractor, who was caught in the middle of the dispute on Tuesday morning, said Mrs Aldworth owed him thousands of dollars. He asked not to be named.
"We were just there asking to be paid," he said.
"So when we went to ask for our money, she told one of her staff to call the police to have us trespassed.
"She tried to trespass the man who owns the building as well but that didn't happen.
"It's just been a nightmare."
The man said Mrs Aldworth had "damaged" the town and residents felt for the young adults taken in by her promises.
"She was just hiring and firing. Bang, bang, bang."
Eketahuna GAS service station owner Ryan Seator said it was "a shame" how events had unfolded.
"It's not good coming into a small community like this and taking it for granted," he said.
"You've got to earn the people's respect. You can't just say one thing and do something else."
Mrs Aldworth told the Times-Age through Facebook on Tuesday that "small town gossip had destroyed [her] want to stay" in Eketahuna.
"I have young children whom have been affected. I can't comment really. I've children I need to protect."
There was no response when the Times-Age vistited her home yesterday.
