HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974 01-08 Maplewood Votes Down McDonald's Restaurant DISPATCH Maplewood Votes Down
McDonald's Restaurant
A propos 1 for con ittyy 1 May Robert Bru-
s t r u c t i on of a Mc- t o n and Councilmen
Donald's' Restaurant in John Greavu and Don
Maplewood was defeat- Wiegert — said there
ed by a 3-2 vote of the were . other reasons to
City Council last week. deny the project.
A McDonald's spokes- They suggested the
man, Tom Sexton, dis- restaurant was "incom-
puted claims by city patible" with surround-
manager Michael Miller ing development, includ-
that the restaurant traf- ing a supper club, and
fic would put a strain on failed to conform with
the intersection of White the city's comprehensive
Bear and Cope avenues. plan.
The facility was Councilmen Norm An-
planned for the north derson and Burt Mur-
side of Cope Avenue. dock seemed to favor
Sexton called for an withholding a decision
"independent study" by , long enough for a traffic
a traffic consultant — to study.
determine the effect of
the development on the
intersection.
But the council major-