OUCH!: McDonald's gateway to city?

We have been visiting your area a couple of times per year for almost a decade. We love the small town charm, spectacular scenery, slower pace and warm and friendly people. This trip, we drove into town and noticed a building boom, including a new McDonald’s. OMG…what are you thinking?

A McDonald’s on that beautiful entry to your city! I’m sorry to say the charm is disappearing way too fast. I watched what happened to Lake Tahoe and now you can barely drive through that town in the summertime. Coeur d’Alene, please slow down a little, or is it too late?

KATHLEEN BLAKENEY

Moorpark, Calif.