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Poll: Dunkin' Donuts or Starbucks Coming to Medfield?
Assistant Town Administrator Kristine Trierweiler told Medfield selectmen Tuesday the building owner of the former Friendly's Restaurant on Main Street has had discussions with Dunkin' Donuts and Starbucks about filling the vacancy.
What to do with the former Friendly's Restaurant building on Main Street?
That question was asked shortly after the _Medfield Friendly's closed its doors this past October. _ The results of _ on what residents would like to see replace Friendly's showed another chain restaurant (40 percent of the votes). A bar was second with 35 percent of the votes and a Dunkin-Donuts drive-thru was third with 11 percent.
While Dunkin-Donuts might be the least popular choice among Medfield Patch readers, it remains high on the building owner’s list of possibilities.
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According to Assistant Town Administrator Kristine Trierweiler, the building owner of Friendly's has had conversations with both Dunkin' Donuts and Starbucks about leasing the Main Street property but nothing is imminent at this point.
"We’ve met repeatedly with the owner of Friendly’s and about two weeks ago we talked to him and he’s negotiating with Dunkin’ Donuts and Starbucks," Trierweiler said.
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Trierweiler added the Downtown Study Committee will meet in the first week of April to discuss the numerous retail vacancies in town.
So Medfield, we want to know ...
Today's question: Would you rather see Dunkin' Donuts or Starbucks move into the old Friendly's building on Main Street?
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