Extended Hours for Dunkin’ Donuts Approved
Lakewood Planning Commission votes to allow the doughnut chain to open an hour-and-a-half earlier.
Correction: David Anderson is the city councilman for Ward 1. Both of the Dunkin’ Donuts locations in Lakewood have opened at 4:30 a.m. every morning — an hour-and-a-half earlier than allowed by the city code. When city officials found out, they required the franchise to get approval for a conditional use permit from the Lakewood Planning Commission on Thursday. The commission obliged. “I believe this is an effort to ask for forgiveness as well as permission,” said Ward 1 city councilman David Anderson, who attended the meeting on Thursday. He said the only concern he’s heard is the additional traffic on Detroit Avenue as a result of the business on the west side of town. “The conditional use is an extra tool in our toolbox,” added …
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Tim Beattie
5:07 pm on Sunday, February 10, 2013
To me it is business 101 more time for business more revenue. More businesses in Lakewood more tax revenue and the less I have to worry about the city raising my taxes. If you do not want the convenience of a city move to Berlin Hts. I like having the option to buy my coffee and donuts at 4am!! I live right by a factory it was there when I purchased my home. Why would I dictate when they can … more ›