Speaking of Cleaning Up....

Grace O'Malley · Post by **Grace O'Malley** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 4:31 pm

I was at the Marc's Plaza the other day, and for the umpteenth time, I was appalled at the amount of garbage on the sidewalk and in the parking lot. Papers, cigarette butts, candy wrappers, string, gum, you name it. It is particularly gross in front of the Marc's store. There the sidewalk is filthy and sticky.

Who is responsible for the upkeep and cleanliness of this shopping area, the city or the merchant? If it is the merchant, does the city have an ordinance to force them to keep the area clean and free of debris? I'd be happy to call and lodge a complaint but I'd like to be sure the proper party hears it.

It sure does not look very welcoming when you see all that trash. Who'd want to shop there?

When I was in Europe, the little shops and stores kept their sidewalks clean. They'd throw out a bucket of soapy water and scrub down the walk in front of their store each morning. Marc's needs a hose to wash off that walk every day.

Phil Florian · Post by **Phil Florian** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 6:27 pm

I don't know if it is the layout of that plaza or the care of the area by either the city or Marcs or whatever but I have never been impressed with that store or that parking lot. I am not down on Marcs, either, for if I shop at one, I will actually leave the city to do so. That lot is always so crazy and cramped. Design flaw? And to heighten that with poor upkeep...bleh. I am curious who is responsible for that as well.

Jim O'Bryan · Post by **Jim O'Bryan** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 6:44 pm

Phil Florian wrote:I don't know if it is the layout of that plaza or the care of the area by either the city or Marcs or whatever but I have never been impressed with that store or that parking lot. I am not down on Marcs, either, for if I shop at one, I will actually leave the city to do so. That lot is always so crazy and cramped. Design flaw? And to heighten that with poor upkeep...bleh. I am curious who is responsible for that as well.

Phil

Couldn't have said it better.

All Marc's seem to have screwed up aisles and parking. I was once told that it was not a mistake. It just seems awful. What are the chances of someone screwing up every parking lot and store layout in the entire chain?

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