In 1988 Monaghan personally donated $100,000 to Proposal A, the referendum ballot "Committee to End Tax-Funded Abortions." In mid-1988 Monaghan made his first contribution of $50,000. Before Torn Monaghan, Drummond Island was known mostly as a place for perch, bear & bobcat."Ģ. John stated, "While he (Monaghan) pledged his support for conservation by stopping his bulldozers from knocking down a tree with nesting woodpeckers, his workers filled in wetlands. Monaghan has also proposed dredging the island's main fishing harbor, Potagannissing Bay, in order to dock his schooner, "Domino's Effect." In a June 11 story in The Ann Arbor News, AP reporter Paige St. Currently, Monaghan is discussing plans for condominiums, marinas, lodges, banks, golf course expansion, a motel, a mini-car museum, and a chapel retreat. He cleared the woods to build an 18-hole golf course and to build a pond and sewer plant. Although Monaghan originally claimed he would use the land for his vacation home, in the last two years he has constructed, on that land, a corporate retreat and homes for himself and his top executives. In addition, in 1985, Thomas Monaghan purchased 1,700 acres of Drummond Island, an 87,000 acre island off the eastern tip of the Upper Peninsula. Due to this pressure, Domino's eventually backed down. Many area residents protested this move out of concern for the rare plant and animal species sheltered there, coupled with alarm over the rapid growth of the Domino 's empire. In 1987 Domino's attempted to purchase Marshall Park, an 87-acre nature preserve in northeast Ann Arbor, from the city, to build luxury condominiums and a golf course. Neighbors also fear the possible impact of the proposed on-site sewage treatment plant, specifically the risk to public health and cost of clean-up if it should fail.
Fleming Creek is the cleanest creek in Washtenaw County according to a U-M Fisheries study. Neighbors of The Settlement fear pesticide runoff from the golf course into Fleming Creek which flows through the U-M Botanical Gardens. Gordon Leipold, president of Domino's Farms Corp., claims that membership to the club will cost "several times $10,000." The housing development project is anticipated to take 15 years to complete, with the golf course being completed in two-and-a-half years. The plan also calls for the construction of a golf course with a country club and driving range. announced plans to construct a 600-acre exclusive community of 138 homes (The Settlement), each costing about $1 million, on the northeast edge of Ann Arbor. Stop socially irresponsible and environmentally unsound development. The Coalition has vowed to continue the boycott until their list of demands, as follows, have been met.ġ.
Therefore, buying a pizza from Domino's amounts to making a contribution to a wide array of right-wing causes. Although this relationship is more direct in corporate-owned pizza outlets, privately owned franchises also must turn over a percentage of their intake to Monaghan in the form of royalties. Being sole stockholder means that Monaghan profits from every pizza sold. The Coalition's concerns are rooted in how Domino's profits are used by Thomas Monaghan, founder and sole stockholder of Domino's Pizza.
The Coalition lists numerous reasons for its boycott, ranging from saving Tiger Stadium to stopping Domino's funding of the anti-choice movement. Among The Coalition to Boycott Domino's Pizza's members are representatives from the National Organization of Women, Industrial Workers of the World, Ann Arbor Tenants Union, Latin American Solidarity Committee, Homeless Action Committee, Women' s International League for Peace and Freedom, Ann Arbor Coalition to Defend Abortion Rights, and residents living near Domino's Headquarters. First left into office park and another immediate left…You will see Suite E-101 on your immediate right.ANN ARBOR- On July 18, a newly-formed coalition of local community activists announced the start of its national campaign to boycott Domino's Pizza. First left into office park and another immediate left…You will see Suite E-101 on your immediate right.įrom 183, exit Cameron Road and head south. First left into office park and another immediate left…You will see Suite E-101 on your immediate right.įrom 290 East, exit Cameron Road and turn left onto Cameron Road proceed to Camino La Costa and turn left. First light, turn left on Camino La Costa. Our front door is on the perimeter of the office park.įrom 290 West, exit Cameron/Bertram Road and proceed to 2nd light, right on Cameron Road. Praise Church can be seen on a Google map overhead.ĭirections: We are located at the back of the office park. In Austin, Wellnessmart is located in what used to be the Praise Church suite.
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