CONCORD, N.C. — There are plans to build a Dollar General near Pitts Road Elementary School.
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Many residents were surprised when they saw heavy equipment arrive at the site.
“No. No idea at all,” resident Ben Heyward said. “I don’t understand why they'd want to put a commercial property in the middle of a residential area.”
In the video at the top of this webpage, we hear from more residents who signed an online petition against the project.
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