Posted on 02/20/2004 1:31:50 PM PST by anonymous_user
MADISON -- A Saco businessman who hoped to open a topless coffee bar on Main Street promised Thursday to reconsider after residents spoke out against his plans at a Planning Board meeting.
Normand St Michel said he was surprised at the reaction to his proposal and promised residents outside the meeting that he took their concerns seriously.
"I was all for it when I came here but now I am split down the middle," he said. He added his wife was also against the plan.
Ann Harsh, who works at a convenience store on Main Street, was one of those voicing opposition and said outside the Planning Board meeting that she was glad St Michel was having second thoughts.
Madison has plenty of places where people can get a cup of coffee and doesn't need one that focuses on sex, she said.
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