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After following arguments on both sides of Issue A, I’m increasingly wary of how a multinational, multimillion-dollar corporation is attempting to bamboozle Lafayette residents. I’ve now received numerous glossy mailings asking us to support this issue for the good of our community. They have a return address in North Carolina while also stating that they’re from “Friends & Neighbors for Lafayette.” I’m not surprised that North Carolina-based Lowe’s funds these efforts ($25,000 to date), but what an insult to our intelligence to include a prepaid postcard that we send back to Greensboro if we want to get involved! Pro-Lowe’s yard signs misleadingly use the image of a tree, perhaps coaxing us to link the paving over of rural land with the appreciation of nature.
There are already six Lowe’s stores within a 14-mile radius of Lafayette, and all of them are next to highways or within major commercial centers. Placing this behemoth in a greenbelt between two residential areas—as well as in a buffer zone for wetlands— feels irresponsible and unnecessary. Lafayette, I urge you to act with wisdom and foresight. Vote no on A.
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