A Sick Alternative

In a comment on the Howard County Citizens Association listserv about the proposed new Walgreens pharmacy at the site of the former BB&T bank branch, Barbara Russell suggested that there is already “a pharmacy located across the street from the Walgreen's site on One Knoll North. Walgreen's would be providing competition for that valued Oakland Mills business as well.”

Across the street?

How about across the highway.

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The “valued Oakland Mills business” she lovingly refers to is located at the end of a quarter mile drive with no sidewalks. It isn’t even connected to the village pathway system.

This “valued Oakland Mills business” doesn’t exactly offer the greatest store hours either. Walgreens is open 24 hours.

I happen to think the residents of Oakland Mills deserve better than this.