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Thursday 25 July 2002
McDonald's in W-B doesn't have to be gaudy & garish
In today's Times Leader SAYSO a caller said, "A perfect example of why this valley looks like crap and there is no urban planning is to go up River Road and look at that new Waterfront office complex, and right next door to it is an ugly, unsightly McDonald's building going up.", and in defense of the fast food chain restaurant & the city's lack of certain types of zoning laws, the Times Leader "Editor's Note" stated, "Some people like the look of McDonald's, especially if they are hungry and only have a couple bucks."
What perhaps some local city officials, many habitants of the Wyoming Valley, and obviously this particular editor at the Times Leader apparently do not know, is that McDonald's does have an architectural model of their restaurants that complies with even the strictest beautification & preservation zoning laws in the nation, such as those in Freeport, Maine. McDonald's restaurant does not have to be garishly coloured & stand out like an eye sore among more pretty buildings. It can look like a quaint & pretty restaurant if the city demands it. So this is not a situation where in order for a city to be beautiful , one has to ban McDonald's & possibly discriminate against their less economically privileged customers, as this particular Times Leader editor seems to suggest. Everyone could be made happy, and cities & towns in the Wyoming Valley could appear as many other prospering beautiful cities do.
So in my opinion, the SAYSO caller had a valid point about the lack of urban planning involved with a new McDonald's. Personally, I think much of the Wyoming Valley is very beautiful, and I think many area citizens would be in favour of more zoning laws preserving that beauty.
posted by Chloe | Thursday 25 July 2002 7:04 PM
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