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Part Two – Vacant Commercial Properties and Blight in Walkersville

October 8, 2014October 8, 2014 GladeValley.net Staffabandoned, blight, commercial property, graffiti, vacant property

The commercial properties on the north side of MD 194 and directly across from Walkers Village Center has been planned for commercial development for a long time. At some point in time, the properties came to be called Walkers Village II (at least that’s the name chosen by two companies that own property along the highway). The properties host two abandoned gas stations, and empty lots. The lots have sat empty since Victoria Park at Walkersville, a senior apartment complex, was built a few years ago. At the time, Capital…

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Vacant Commercial Properties and Blight in Walkers Village Center

October 7, 2014October 6, 2014 GladeValley.net Staffabandoned, blight, commercial property, graffiti, lease, Shopping Center, vacant, vandalism, Walkers Village Center

Walkersville continues to endure vacant commercial properties, and the problems associated with those properties. The concentration of the problems lies on the western end of Walkersville’s commercial districts. Some of these properties have sat vacant for decades. Most have sat vacant for more than a decade, and most are owned by one company. The majority of the properties are part of Walkers Village Center, an 86,231 square foot shopping center. Anchored by Safeway, the shopping center provides a dry-cleaner, a veterinarian’s office, a Chinese restaurant, a flooring store, Subway, Dollar…

Abandoned Bank Property Gets a Tenant – Temporarily

June 25, 2014June 26, 2014 GladeValley.net Staffabandoned, blight, commercial property, fireworks, Shopping Center, tent, vacant, Walkersville

The abandoned bank at Walkers Village Shopping Center had a new tenant moving in today, temporarily. The bank has been vacant for over a decade. For the next week or two, folks will be able to purchase fireworks from a tent erected on the property. A port-a-pot was placed against the bank building. The Town of Walkersville’s Planning Administrator confirmed that the use is being allowed under a section of town code that permits “tent, sidewalk or other outdoor sales events which are accessory to an existing commercial use in…