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San Mateo County, CA | November 4, 2003 Election |
SafewayBy Terry D. NagelCandidate for Member, City Council; City of Burlingame | |
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We need a new grocery store that meets the needs of residents, not just Safeway's needsEveryone agrees that we need a new Safeway. Yet we don't have to accept the first design that Safeway submitted to the city more than six years ago: a behemoth design of Costco proportions measuring approximately 67,000 square feet that includes Walgreen's under the same roof. This is the same design that Safeway builds in suburban shopping malls; it does not blend well with the small, village-like businesses adjacent to the store. There's more at stake here than a large store footprint. Cities that allow big-box stores in their downtown areas pay a human price. These types of structures degrade the sense of community by displacing smaller businesses, discouraging foot traffic, introducing homogenized corporate designs and creating unattractive "seas" of cars in their parking lots. Burlingame needs a new Safeway that serves the needs of both Safeway and the residents of Burlingame. Safeway could be building that new store RIGHT NOW if the City Council had given it the strong message that the Planning Commission delivered with its 6-1 vote: We need a better-designed store surrounded by street-friendly retail that would genuinely enhance the neighborhoods as well as the existing businesses. Instead, the council has dithered by forming a subcommittee that has brought the project to a virtual standstill. The facts about Safeway are:
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