TROTWOOD — The city of Trotwood says it was made aware of Walgreens closing its Trotwood store and city leaders have been fighting to keep that from happening since the notice.
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City officials have been in touch with Walgreens corporate government affairs personnel and have even offered incentive packages to keep the drug store chain in the community, stated a media release from the city.
Trotwood leaders announced they were made aware that Walgreens filed paperwork with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission detailing their corporate plan to close 200 Walgreen Pharmacies across the United States including the one in Trotwood, Ohio, on Salem Avenue.
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Walgreens sited that the move to close stores follows “a review of the real estate footprint in the United States,” the release said.
“The city is doing everything it can to keep Walgreens in the community,” said Quincy E. Pope Sr., Trotwood City Manager.
“We have a large population of seniors who depend on the services they provide for prescription medicine and healthcare needs. We are going to continue to fight on behalf of our residents for access to affordable healthcare, prescription drugs, and healthy foods. This is a public health issue,” Pope Sr. said.
Trotwood Mayor, Mary A. McDonald, points out the importance of fighting to keep companies from leaving urban cities.
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“We have to fight to keep companies like Walgreens from abandoning urban areas through aggressive economic development policies at the Local, State, and Federal level that encourages sustainable investment in our communities,” McDonald said.