Sunday, July 24, 2022

Seen in the Foothills (Part V): Community loses battle to keep out Dollar General

Fairplay, California 
(c) Lisa R. Pruitt 2022

I wrote last year about an El Dorado County community's effort to resist a Dollar General store at a place called Gray's Corner, between Somerset and FairPlay.  That battle was lost, and the community is now home to this sparkling new Dollar General.  Behind the photo of the sign, you can see a largely abandoned commercial building--it was abandoned before the Dollar General was approved.  Beyond that is Gray's Market, which is a convenience store that sells gas.  I guess that'll be the business hardest hit by this new competition. 
(c) Lisa R. Pruitt 2022

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