Myersville zoning delays making Dollar General developers impatient; court action imminent

MYERSVILLE, Md. ( DC News Now ) — Plans to build a Dollar General store in a western Maryland town has grew to be contentious.

The zoning process has stalled and the developer is challenging the town in court.

Myersville is a small town sitting halfway between Hagerstown and Frederick. But plans for the retail establishment are creating quite a stir.

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Brian Hornbeck lives close to the development site, a rural vista adjacent to service stations, convenience stores and fast food establishments at the I-70 exit and has opinions about the store being built near him,

"Well, the location seems to get a lot of trash when the wind picks up. But other than that, I mean, we need stores," he said.

Lisa Olney lives a few doors down from the lot where Dollar General plans to be built. She said Dollar General is just not the right fit for bucolic Myersville.

"The consensus from people that live right here on this street," Olney said. "Everybody's against it. It's just a junk store."

Olney prefers something a little more upscale.

"A nice grocery store would be great, a restaurant," she said. "A Dollar General is not my idea of something that would benefit this community."

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But Hornbeck welcomes the convenience of a Dollar General.

"It would make it easier for us instead of going all the way to Hagerstown or Frederick," Hornbeck said.

A court hearing on the zoning issues is not expected until late December.