Opinions voiced in The Leader - 5th May 2009

We don't need you
I am very concerned about the unhealthy (in every respect) changes that Rye is heading towards if the proposed McDonald's and Hungry Jack's are approved.

We do not need, nor want these restaurants in our town. Rye's beauty is in its fantastic beaches and wonderful lifestyle. We can say goodbye to both of those things if we receive these fast food giants and all the rubbish and other problems that go along with them. Rye does not need this inappropriate development anywhere in the town, but more certainly not on the foreshore.

- Andrew Humphrey, Rye

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Go elsewhere
We're deeply saddened and disturbed by the prospect of Maccas in Rye because we live here to get away from the infestation of fast food chains and all they bring with them.
Rye is a beautiful town comprising local food outlets and restaurants, which give the town its unique character.

The locals run these ventures and earn their livelihood here and we want it to stay that way.
Go somewhere else McDonald's; we already have two of them on the peninsula and we don't need more. We refuse to have the lovely homesteads on the proposed site destroyed to have Ronald McDonald's statue put there instead.

We want the foreshore character to stay as it is and let the locals and visitors enjoy our town. Fast food chains attract rubbish and pollution, create traffic problems and take away local business, forcing small businesses to shut down.

Go make your profits elsewhere McDonald's - not in Rye!

- Trish L'Henaff, Rye

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Pressure on mothers
I'm against the prospect of a McDonald's coming to Rye, simply because it makes it more difficult for mothers.

Sure, most of them take the darlings to the Rosebud McDonald's as an occasional treat, but if it happens to be right there in front of them the pressure to spend more will obviously increase.
On the other hand this constant reference to the effect on local traders is a nonsense, when considering that more of these objectors will welcome the prospect of another Aldi, which is also in the pipeline.

As for traffic congestion, well, you really will see congestion with Aldi.

- Cliff Ellen, Rye.