Photos: Safeway Project Breaks Ground
Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett said at the November 9 groundbreaking ceremony that the Safeway is the signature project to start redevelopment in Wheaton.
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Members of the Montgomery County Council, Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett, developers and others involved in the Safeway project raise their shovelfuls of dirt at the groundbreaking ceremony. (Nov. 9, 2011)
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Read the full story on Patch about the November 9 groundbreaking ceremony for the new Safeway at the intersection of Georgia Avenue and Reedie Drive.
Ben Schumin
2:34 pm on Wednesday, November 9, 2011
I don't think I've ever seen a more contrived-looking groundbreaking than this. It's obvious that this is a pile of dirt that was brought in just for the ceremony for them to scoop up, because they're standing in the middle of an area that has been paved for many decades. It would have looked more natural if their "groundbreaking" involved these officials' taking a sledgehammer to the old building and breaking off a chunk of concrete. They could even keep it as a souvenir if they wanted to...
Ben Schumin
2:35 pm on Wednesday, November 9, 2011
I am, however, impressed about how fast the old store has come down!
Pat Noeske
3:09 pm on Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Where are they building this store? What streets or intersection?
Esther French
3:59 pm on Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Hi Pat, thanks for commenting. They're building the store at the intersection of Georgia Avenue and Reedie Drive.