Reader Phil L. let me know that Chick-fil-A at 3707 State Street has put up a poster inside the restaurant to encourage local residents to support their future second location on the South Coast at 4765 Calle Real (near Turnpike Road) in the former home of IHOP, a project that has been in the works since 2022. “It does indeed appear that they are looking for support to counter potential push back,” says Phil. They have a QR code on the poster leading to a web page that reads:
Thank you for being a friend of Chick-fil-A Santa Barbara. We appreciate your support and patronage. It means so much to us. As part of the process to bring a Chick-fil-A to Goleta, the County of Santa Barbara will consider approving an application for another location near the corner of Turnpike and Calle Real this spring. Your support is critical and we appreciate anything you can do to help carry this over the finish line.
On the web page people are encouraged to enter their email address and select any/all of these options: “Add my name to the supporter list,” “I’ll speak at a hearing (in person or Zoom),” “I’ll write a support letter,” and “Other.”…