Why are we now calling them "formula stores"? Let's call a chain a chain.
Chris Rybisky Cathedral Hill --- David Shove <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 18:15:19 -0500 > From: Jesse Mortenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > A project of the Green Party of St. Paul: > > August 17, 7pm > A community event: > Who says you can't stop chain stores? > > Macalester College Chapel > 1600 Grand Avenue, StPaul > in the Chapel (number 26 on this campus map: > http://www.macalester.edu/about/mapbynumber.html ) > > Merrit Clapp-Smith will introduce her work as a > Summit-Hill resident > researching a new initiative to protect the unique > character of Grand > Avenue from a glut of formula stores, aka chain > stores. > > Communities across the country have taken municipal > action to protect the > unique character of local businesses by > significantly limiting or banning > new development of formula stores. There�s no reason > why St. Paul can�t > develop the same level of support for local shops as > York, Maine. > > This is an open forum: please bring your questions! > > Some topics: > > 1) What is the mechanism by which formula stores can > be limited or banned? > How well does this get at the issue of ownership > (local vs. > national/international)? > > 2) What is the history of formula store legislation > in the last 10 years? > > 3) How did this come about? What is the situation on > Grand Avenue that > makes it a good candidate for formula store > legislation? Could it or > should it apply to other parts of the city? > > 4) How does this fit into St. Paul city code? How > controversial is this > likely to be? What legislative process must be > engaged to get it passed? > > 5) What is the political context of passing such an > initiative? What > groups are needed for support, what groups will > likely oppose? > > 6) Are there any other wrinkles involved, like > franchising? Ways chains > could get around this legislation? > > > --fwd David Shove > Roseville > _____________________________________________ > To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _____________________________________________ > NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your > password - visit: > http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul > > Archive Address: > http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/ > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail is new and improved - Check it out! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail _____________________________________________ To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _____________________________________________ NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/
