Quirk hurriedly left the meeting before answering questions about how and why the dealership has been able to operate without the franchise agreement.Ĭalls to McGee spokesman Jamie McKay were not returned. “ can make enough money in 90 days to close up and go to the next town,” he said.
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LaBelle said McGee was knowingly selling used cars without the proper license and under no penalty from the town. “They asked that it be kept confidential,” Buckner said after the meeting.
Quirk said Buckner was shown a letter before Tuesday’s meeting stating that a franchise letter would be granted upon meeting several provisions that dealt with remodeling the Route 44 dealership.īuckner was not given a copy of the letter, but noted that it appeared to have been signed by an attorney for GM. Thomas Quirk spoke on McGee’s behalf, saying that the agreement was in the works and would be delivered to Raynham Town Administrator Randall Buckner before next Tuesday. “Why did it take 90 days to get to this point?” he said.Īdding, “Why are they not getting shut down?” The town, he said, should have closed the dealership shortly after the franchise agreement failed appear. LaBelle asserted the board should not have allowed the license without first receiving a franchise agreement from General Motors authorizing McGee to move into his territory. Steve LaBelle, owner of LaBelle Chevrolet in Bridgewater, accused the three-member board of favoritism when last October it issued a new car license to McGee Chevrolet to sell new cars on Route 44. For the first time in months, the Raynham Board of Selectmen held a contentious meeting as two car dealerships engaged in a turf war on the town’s Auto Mile.
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