Visions for Vacancies: An Ideal Neighbor for Stop & Shop?

Welcome to Visions for Vacancies, a Patch feature and a place where you can weigh in with your ideas about what kind of businesses you’d like to see occupying empty storefronts around town.

Every so often, we’ll highlight a vacant building, storefront or structure around town. And we’ll leave it you, the Acton community, to sound off on what you’d like to see there before any plans go before town boards.

This week we’re over at the Stop & Shop plaza off Powdermill Road, where the recent facelift spruced up the facade but can't mask the multiple vacancies. 

Along with the supermarket, the plaza is already home to a Dunkin' Donuts, liquor store, DCU branches, an eyecare facility and Papa Ginos. What do you think would be a welcome addition to that mix? 

So, if you had your way—and, for the purpose of this discussion, let’s try not to focus too much on zoning restrictions -- what would be your vision for this vacancy? Let us know what you think in the comment section below.