Weirs Beach Cumberland Farms Open

[fatlazyless]

Upon viewing the current plain white canopy above the ten white gas pumps, 99.44% of all viewere would agree that it is perfectly acceptable just the way it is. It is about as attractive as a gasoline canopy can be. Removing the thin orange line which ran the length of the canopy toned it down and lets it blend with the neighboring white residential buildings.

The Meredith Cumby is plain white. The Ashland Cumby is extremely ugly with a lot of bright orange and blue.

Removing all the american flags is a separate issue as they can probably be reinstalled without irritating the planning board.

Without a doubt, donating the $45,000 to local orgs like the Laconia Public Library, the Huot Vocational Tech, and the nearby Winnipesaukee Playhouse which is soon to move to Meredith would be much better than replacing a perfectly good and attractive canopy.

Compared to the three ugly moving electric signs down the hill at the intersection, the canopy as it now exists, is very attractive.

By a vote of 4-2, the planning board maybe just wants to punish Cumby, but doing that does not do anything beneficial for Laconia. What does Laconia gain by forcing Cumby to redo it? ....nothing!

[Weirs guy]

Originally Posted by fatlazyless

What does Laconia gain by forcing Cumby to redo it? ....

A precedent showing other companies that deviating from your approved building plans will not be tolerated? But then again I like the electric signs just down the hill.

[Resident 2B]

Originally Posted by fatlazyless

Upon viewing the current plain white canopy above the ten white gas pumps, 99.44% of all viewere would agree that it is perfectly acceptable just the way it is. It is about as attractive as a gasoline canopy can be. Removing the thin orange line which ran the length of the canopy toned it down and lets it blend with the neighboring white residential buildings.

The Meredith Cumby is plain white. The Ashland Cumby is extremely ugly with a lot of bright orange and blue.

Removing all the american flags is a separate issue as they can probably be reinstalled without irritating the planning board.

Without a doubt, donating the $45,000 to local orgs like the Laconia Public Library, the Huot Vocational Tech, and the nearby Winnipesaukee Playhouse which is soon to move to Meredith would be much better than replacing a perfectly good and attractive canopy.

Compared to the three ugly moving electric signs down the hill at the intersection, the canopy as it now exists, is very attractive.

By a vote of 4-2, the planning board maybe just wants to punish Cumby, but doing that does not do anything beneficial for Laconia. What does Laconia gain by forcing Cumby to redo it? ....nothing!

I could not agree more with FLL on this issue. Even if CF donated half to a worthy cause, it is much better than wasting the money.

My personal opinion is what they currently have looks great. Any change will not be much of an improvement, if any.

As Americans, we need to stop wasting money on non-value added items and we need to take care of those that are in need. A contribution to a worthy cause is much better than a forced re-do.

FLL, you are 100% correct.

That said, I never thought I would say that.

R2B

[Weirs guy]

So a question to those of you who would rather see this money donated to a worth cause then to fix the canopy. If the violation scumbys made somehow effected the environment in a negative way, would the re-do be a waste of money? Where does the slippery slope to ignoring the government begin? What about a fine and a forced fix?

[Resident 2B]

If there was a negative impact to the environment from leaving the current canopy in place, I would want it fixed at once.

The current situation is just a matter of personal taste. I am at the Wiers as well, and the electronic signs do not both me either.

The canopy at CF performs its function, keeping customers out of the rain, snow and the hot sun. Tearing it down is wasteful and in some way causes a negative impact to the environment. I see no negitive environmental impact from leaving it up, but I could be missing something. It took energy to establish what is there and it will take much more energy to tear it down and replace it. This all adds to negative environmental impact.

There are better things to do with CF's money. No doubt in my mind!

Best regards,

R2B

[jrc]

Originally Posted by Weirs guy

... If the violation scumbys made somehow effected the environment in a negative way, would the re-do be a waste of money? Where does the slippery slope to ignoring the government begin? What about a fine and a forced fix?

Tearing down a perfectly serviceable and functional canopy, just to replace it with a more aesthetically pleasing has a negative effect on the environment. All the carbon released to deconstruct the existing canopy, dispose of it, manfacture the new canopy and install it will contribute to global warming for no social benefit.

Remember WWAGD (what would Al Gore do) whenever thinking about environment. The store should be fined and the fine used to buy carbon offsets.

[rander7823]

You all realize that they spend the $45K to fix it and they just raise gas or milk etc prices to cover their costs and remain profitable. So in the end it's the consumer that will pay for the transgerssion. Or they go out of business.