Dollar General’s return to Albion doesn’t make much sense

Editor:

It was voted yes to construction of another Dollar General next to Cone Zone and across from the school in the village of Albion.

Why?

There was already a Dollar General on West Avenue near Tops from 2006-2019 that closed because it couldn’t compete with Dollar Tree, Walmart and Family Dollar even Save-A-Lot and Tops. The lease had expired and Dollar General left which was the easiest way to when it was the least performing store in the area during those years.

Why attend public hearings? When I’ve attended public hearings in the past and had valid concerns, I was told by elected officials that everything will be okay and to just deal with it, and brush us off.

So here we are its 2026 and the change certain people ran on to bring change to Albion and were bringing back something that’s already failed and the competition that led to it leaving is still here.

You drive down Main Street in Medina and see a street full of businesses and people and you go down Main Street in Albion and you see well a lot less then Medina.

So whoever thought this was a great idea bringing back Dollar General for a second time, the only thing you brought back what could be in the future is another empty store front, an empty parking lot, or another bottle can return. I say give it 5 years.

I don’t see change when it comes to this idea. I just see a band-aid fix to losing to another village that’s flourishing.

Aaron Vosburgh

Albion