Just a thought about all this chatter about Olive Garden, Burger King, local ownership v/s large franchise. All the tax payers and other local merchants should be just thrilled that these kind of properties are not just staying vacant for long periods of time. We have had a change of owners at the Lobster Pond, Waldo Peppers moved to a vacant location, the old Waldo Peppers is now Boston Seafood and Burger KIng may be Olive Garden. Everyone has a right to choose their own place to eat based on their own preference but it just seems to me that we should give them all a chance and let the market determine their future. Hopefully they will all survive and flourish. It's always better to have something producing jobs, income and paying taxes as opposed to an empty building.
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