Where's the proof?

I wish for proof that all signatures for "No McDonalds in Umina"" are from Umina Beach residents.

If any have come from other areas they don't count and need to be crossed out.

Otherwise you need to increase your population base to Peninsula residents and that is 35,000 which makes 3000 or 1500 signatures(Peninsula News, February 20) that the Council has stated to have received to be a very small percentage indeed.

The lovely man collecting signatures from people leaving Umina Beach one day was asking holiday makers to sign as well.

Their names cannot stay on any list against McDonalds.

This whole McDonalds debate is way over the top.

It is a restaurant for goodness sake.

McDonalds will put back into the community, employ young teens in the area and anything that can supply extra jobs needs to be encouraged as the unemployment rate for teens is high in Umina.

McDonalds supports sporting groups, provides a place where teams can go after a game to have a meal together and all kids love a McDonalds birthday party.

It is a restaurant that can cater for large groups without a booking and it has good clean toilets for everyone to use.

Also, what about the great work Ronald McDonald House does for families with sick children?

Without the support from McDonalds restaurants, these people would have no accommodation near their sick children.

The debate about rubbish created is not a McDonalds' problem, it reflects on people who have no respect and pride in their own area.

That is not McDonald's fault.

For all the people out there against McDonalds, don't go to McDonalds when it arrives in Umina.

But stop trying to take away the choice of people who like McDonalds and would welcome it when it arrives.

Email, 20 Feb 2012 Colleen Boyd, Umina