Now here's a good idea for a coffee shop...
01-07-2009, 05:52 AM
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Now here's a good idea for a coffee shop...
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POSTED: Tuesday, January 6, 2009
VASSALBORO, Maine -- A proposed topless coffee shop may receive a dressing down from some residents of a rural Maine town.
The town of Vassalboro, which borders Augusta, is set to take on the matter at a planning board meeting Tuesday evening.
The proposed topless coffee shop would take over the former Mac Daddy's Pub at the Fat Cat Grille along busy Route 3. It used to be the Grand View Motel, and an Ellsworth businessman hopes customers will come inside for a view.
The owner is keeping a low profile until Tuesday's meeting, but residents had plenty to say about the issue, reported WMTW-TV in Portland, Maine.
There have been restaurants and bars, but the building -- with its log-cabin facade -- was empty for four years.
Vassalboro is the kind of rural town where wild turkeys run, and longtime residents like Debbie Jordan prefer not to have a topless coffee shop move in.
"We just found out about it this morning and we are opposed to it," she said. "It's not going to bring in a good crowd, and we've had those kinds of things in the past with it being a bar and it can get very loud."
Not everyone in the small town thinks the proposal is a bad idea. Some neighbors said a former business at the same location used to bring in female dancers from time to time without any problems.
"I say, bring the money in," said Kevin Goodrich, a resident. "People need jobs and it's a good place to go. The economy's not very good right now, so why not do it?"
The planning board has no jurisdiction over employee attire, and there is no ordinance in Vassalboro that prohibits adult entertainment.
The chairperson of the committee told WMTW that the planning board will review the application. If it meets all of the ordinances regarding traffic, parking and lighting, then the application will be approved.
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POSTED: Tuesday, January 6, 2009
VASSALBORO, Maine -- A proposed topless coffee shop may receive a dressing down from some residents of a rural Maine town.
The town of Vassalboro, which borders Augusta, is set to take on the matter at a planning board meeting Tuesday evening.
The proposed topless coffee shop would take over the former Mac Daddy's Pub at the Fat Cat Grille along busy Route 3. It used to be the Grand View Motel, and an Ellsworth businessman hopes customers will come inside for a view.
The owner is keeping a low profile until Tuesday's meeting, but residents had plenty to say about the issue, reported WMTW-TV in Portland, Maine.
There have been restaurants and bars, but the building -- with its log-cabin facade -- was empty for four years.
Vassalboro is the kind of rural town where wild turkeys run, and longtime residents like Debbie Jordan prefer not to have a topless coffee shop move in.
"We just found out about it this morning and we are opposed to it," she said. "It's not going to bring in a good crowd, and we've had those kinds of things in the past with it being a bar and it can get very loud."
Not everyone in the small town thinks the proposal is a bad idea. Some neighbors said a former business at the same location used to bring in female dancers from time to time without any problems.
"I say, bring the money in," said Kevin Goodrich, a resident. "People need jobs and it's a good place to go. The economy's not very good right now, so why not do it?"
The planning board has no jurisdiction over employee attire, and there is no ordinance in Vassalboro that prohibits adult entertainment.
The chairperson of the committee told WMTW that the planning board will review the application. If it meets all of the ordinances regarding traffic, parking and lighting, then the application will be approved.
Distributed by Internet Broadcasting. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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01-07-2009, 05:54 AM
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I read about that yesterday.....seems like an odd idea. I like how the woman they interviewed hated the idea, but the man they interviewed was all for it! :lmao:
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01-07-2009, 06:04 AM
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It's hit or miss. I haven't been by there in awhile. It's out of the way now since I moved.
You have no idea what you are taking about about. Have you ever been here? I didn't think so.
You have no idea what you are taking about about. Have you ever been here? I didn't think so.
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01-07-2009, 06:09 AM
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I require proof.
That would be it, but I think it changed owners.
