IMHO, of course...I know everyone interprets "local business" differently, but I'd think a restaurant is about as local-business as one can get. It uses local employes, pays local taxes and fees, serves the local community. Sure, the owners/investors may not be local, but a) that's no assurance of the restaurant's quality and b) the community at large gains little even if the profits stay in the hands of a few locals.
If the restaurant is good enough to syphon off customers from existing restaurants, then it's probably a net benefit to the community regardless of its owners. Let's leave the choice to the potential customers rather than a pseudo-omniscient board.
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Date: 2013-03-12 06:29 pm (UTC)If the restaurant is good enough to syphon off customers from existing restaurants, then it's probably a net benefit to the community regardless of its owners. Let's leave the choice to the potential customers rather than a pseudo-omniscient board.