To the editor: A Wilmington reader recently attributed objections to a proposed Dollar General store to outsiders. He welcomes the new store as a modern convenience, where one could buy (imported) “T-shirts, flowerpots and socks,” just like they supposedly do to pass rainy days in Keeseville. Objections to dollar stores involve the negative effects upon on locally owned businesses and degradation to small-town aesthetics, well documented in articles by the Christian Science Monitor and elsewhere. For instance, the nearby Little Supermarket can expect a 10-30% loss of sales. Profit margins would also vanish as local stores are forced to compete with Dollar General’s vast wholesale network.
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Caryn Mlodzianowski of Bohler Engineering, which is employed in the construction of Dollar General stores, speaks at a Wilmington Planning-Zoning Board meeting Monday, April 5 at the town’s firehouse. Dollar General plans to build a store in Wilmington. (Provided photo Tim Follos)
WILMINGTON Around two dozen people attended the Wilmington Planning-Zoning Board meeting on Monday, April 5. It was held in the town’s firehouse rather than in the town’s Community Center building in order to accommodate the expected turnout and allow for social distancing. The reason for the crowd was significant public interest in a proposed Dollar General store.
Contributing Writer Caryn Mlodzianowski speaks on behalf of Dollar General at a Wilmington Planning-Zoning Board meeting Monday at the townâs firehouse. The retail company plans to build a store in Wilmington.
(Provided photo â Tim Follos) People listen at a Wilmington Planning-Zoning Board meeting Monday at the townâs firehouse.
(Provided photo â Tim Follos) Maggie Pope, left, speaks on behalf of Peru Federal Credit Union at a Wilmington Planning-Zoning Board meeting Monday at the townâs firehouse. The board approved the credit union to build a branch office in Wilmington.
(Provided photo â Tim Follos)
Caryn Mlodzianowski speaks on behalf of Dollar General at a Wilmington Planning-Zoning Board meeting Monday at the townâs firehouse. The retail company plans to build a store in Wilmington.