Lake Twp. hears concerns about shuttered businesses

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File photo. A woman is seen walking inside the Woodville Mall in Northwood. (Photo: J.D. Pooley/Sentinel-Tribune)

MILLBURY - When the Anderson's Northwood site closed this winter, jobs went with it, along with a general store where local residents could buy everything from fresh produce to lawnmowers.
Its losses are still reverberating down Woodville Road.
At an open forum with the Wood County Commissioners at last week's Lake Township Trustees' meeting, one business owner said he would move if a store did not replace Anderson's.
"'Cause, if not, I'm going to pull out. I can't take a loss like that," said Larry Sigler, who owns the resale store New to You with his wife.
He said since Anderson's at the Woodville Mall shuttered, his business has suffered a $3,000 loss.
Commissioner Jim Carter said it isn't easy to get a store or business to locate in a certain spot. Developers are looking for a "jobs-ready site," with utilities ready to go and roads ready to travel. The correct zoning is also a must, he said.