Dear editor:

Considering the eye-watering cost of staying in a local hotel, it seems NOTL considers itself a “high-class” venue.

Yet our historic downtown does nothing to support that image with the unattractively constructed sitting areas outside four restaurants. They definitely lower the tone.

They were never intended to be permanent and, if they are to become permanent, they should fit in with the ambiance of the street.

Signage and shop frontages have to adhere to more contextual rules, so there should certainly be similar requirements for outside structures.

Wrought iron and striped awnings come to mind, rather than the rough-looking backyard lean-to appearance they currently represent.

A little pride in our downtown, please.

Ann Handels
NOTL