{"id":2669,"date":"2010-07-14T09:43:41","date_gmt":"2010-07-14T13:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2010\/07\/foxborough-anti-mcdonalds-banner.html"},"modified":"2010-07-14T09:43:41","modified_gmt":"2010-07-14T13:43:41","slug":"foxborough-anti-mcdonalds-banner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2010\/07\/foxborough-anti-mcdonalds-banner.html","title":{"rendered":"Foxborough Anti-McDonalds Banner"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"http:\/\/valdostadailytimes.com\/local\/x961149709\/McDonalds-in-Foxborough-community-Neighbors-not-lovin-it\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   src=\"http:\/\/valdostadailytimes.com\/archive\/x829290875\/g0a00000000000000002ecac1e46e9ea6233f01574a742cca300d58e2d1.jpg\"><\/a>\nThe VDT writes about Foxborough two days in a row:\n<blockquote>\nSeveral dozen residents of the Foxborough subdivision came to the Lowndes County Commission meeting Tuesday to again express their dismay at the possibility of having a McDonald\u2019s fast food restaurant located by the neighborhood\u2019s entrance.\n<p>\nResident Pete Candelaria said he has been living in Foxborough for six years and was speaking on behalf of the residents.\n<\/blockquote>\nCandelario (I believe that&#8217;s the actual spelling of his name) provided\na list of suggestions to the Commission, which Chairman Paulk addressed,\nincluding:\n\n<!--more-->\n<blockquote>\nCommission Chairman Ashley Paulk addressed each point requested, saying that the county can\u2019t afford to buy the property and cannot rezone it after a company has already expended funds in the due diligence process or \u201cwe\u2019ll end up in federal court.\u201d\n<\/blockquote>\nIt&#8217;s interesting how many times I&#8217;ve heard commissioners say they can&#8217;t do something for fear they&#8217;ll be sued.\nNow in this case, I understand it&#8217;s already been rezoned.\nThis kind of response is more general than that.\n<p>\nAlso, code enforcement for developers is not commonly noted for\nits application in this county, but the Foxborough residents\nnow have the Chairman on record that there will be enforcement\nin this case.\n<p>\nMeanwhile, Vince Schneider put up a sign, and Foxborough got in the news again.\n<p>\n-jsq\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The VDT writes about Foxborough two days in a row: Several dozen residents of the Foxborough subdivision came to the Lowndes County Commission meeting Tuesday to again express their dismay at the possibility of having a McDonald\u2019s fast food restaurant located by the neighborhood\u2019s entrance. 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