Hamlets Across America Resist Influx of Chain Restaurants
The Record, Bergen County, NJ › December 30, 2005
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As a newspaper reporter, Diane Srebnick covered the division that surfaced last year when a Dunkin' Donuts planned to move into rural Cornish, Maine.
The tension she witnessed between an anti-franchise coalition and Dunkaccino fans spurred her to preventive action: a ban on "formula restaurants" in her own community a few weeks ago. A tiny town of 2,500, Shapleigh has no franchises. But Srebnick, a planning board member, says corporate sprawl is a concern for even the most remote parts of Maine.See the full content of this document
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Hamlets Across America Resist Influx of Chain Restaurants
"It will happen eventually," she says. "It's better to have our ducks in a row now."
Her measure comes on the heels of two similar bans within two years in Maine. Last month, the...See the full content of this document
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