MARTINSVILLE — The Martinsville Walgreens business is moving from its current location on Bill’s Boulevard to the corner of Ohio Street and Poston Road.

During the March 26 meeting of the Martinsville Board of Zoning Appeals, the company received approval for variances to reduce the set back requirements to make the move possible. The new store will be located on two lots at the corner, one that is currently vacant and the second that has a home on it.

The store will be smaller than the existing building.

According to representatives from the company, the new store will deal primarily with filling prescriptions and other medical items.

The variances allow the building to have a reduced landscape strip along Poston Road, from five feet to two feet, and to replace the 20 foot landscape buffer with a privacy fence. The addresses for the two lots are 1390 S. Ohio St. and 380 E. Poston Road.

There were a couple of neighbors who spoke against the proposal. They cited traffic problems around the intersection, concerns for people walking on the sidewalks, and the increase in trash blowing onto their property.

The vote was 3-2 in favor of the variances. Board members Anna Elliott and Julie Jennings voted against the requests, while Marilyn Siderewicz, Tom Hacker and Dessen Miller voted for it.

The company will have to have the site plan approved by the city’s plan commission before the building is constructed.

~ By Keith Rhoades | Reporter | Published April 4, 2024 in The Morgan County Correspondent