Fwd: This statement just in (thanks to Kathy Tyler ) from Friends of the Earth (Melbourne): "There are many reasons why Friends of the Earth supports the community campaign against the proposal for a McDonalds outlet at Tecoma: The community has clearly indicated, by a large majority, that it does not want a McDonalds. The company should respect community sentiment. The Dandenong Ranges are an environmentally sensitive area that should be protected from inappropriate development that would diminish the environmental and recreational value of the Hills. The outlet is planned for a small suburban shopping strip, where it will dominate the streetscape and generate large volumes of vehicle traffic at all times of the day, with resulting risk to residents and potentially adverse impacts on existing businesses. Such an outlet would not be in keeping with the cultural or visual identity of the local streetscape, the backdrop of shopping strip - the southern face of the Dandenong Ranges. The presence of a McDonalds outlet would compromise the National Trust Registered Sherbrooke Forest landscape. Apart from concerns about the physical location of this outlet, there are a range of broader concerns about the business model employed by McDonalds. The company relies on the use of high volumes of single-use, generally non-recycled, and non- reusable food and beverage containers. Apart from the unsustainable nature of these types of operations, there can be little doubt that litter that will find its’ way onto local streets where some of it will potentially be washed into creeks and waterways." Great work, Kathy! FoE should get noticed in the US!
Posted on: Thu, 05 Sep 2013 02:31:45 +0000
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