More Fast Food in Davis?

[chris5.livejournal.com]

The Planning Board is entertaining proposals from the SUBWAY chain to open a franchise in the old Bertucci's site at 197 Elm Street. Does Davis really need this? We already have McDonald's, Domino's, and WingWorks and they're all eyesores that spew trash and odors. SUBWAY is a bland, corporate entity, which goes directly opposite to the funky, enterpreneurial shops and excellent food choices that have slowly been moving into Davis Square.

Contact Alderman John Connolly to express your views, his information is on the City of Somerville web page: www.ci.somerville.ma.us

There will be a public hearing on March 10 at 7:00 PM at City Hall so come and be heard!

Comments

[forgotten-aria.livejournal.com]

As much as I don't like chains in general, Subway has got to be my biggest excetion. They are the only chain I know that makes an issue of making their information known. Their toppings and bread are fresh and they are doign a lot of things right.

The building has been empty for a long time now, it's fairly far out of Davis square proper and I don't really see it competeing all that much with the other small busniess there since even the sandwhich/sub places have a different menu and will fill a different niche.

Perhaps if there were an alternative besides leaving the building empty, if there were some other busniess who wanted to move in there, but since there isn't I think that Subway would be one of the best chains to move in.