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rental properties when completed.
Alls said, “When you preserve something from the past, it is a yardstick for what you do in the future.”
‘Just ask for it*
While most towns want new commercial development, they should not settle for structures that don’t enhance the existing townscape.
“Sameness is not a plus, it’s a minus,” McMahon remarked. “Don’t accept corporate cookie-cutter design ... insist on something that fits into your community.”
Again using slides, McMahon showed several examples of McDonald’s restaurants that were customdesigned to fit into existing streetscapes in New England, the South and Midwest.
“Most corporations will do what is required to get into a good market,” he advised. “Just ask for it!”
The same is true when an existing structure is up for
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