Dear editor:

When the improvement to the ambience of Queen Street and the community support by those who use it is so great, I cannot understand why the town council would vote against sidewalk patios for restaurants.

Naturally, restaurants that have ample exterior seating without having to extend forward would complain, but is council ruling in favour of a few businesses to the detriment of the majority?

Why not ask the residents?

With so many communities moving to outdoor patios and catching up to standards elsewhere in the world, you have to ask yourself, “Why did it take so long?”

Once we have removed the temporary patios, you will see how lonely and small our downtown will seem.

Jackie Bonic
NOTL