Langley still looking for a drugstore

By ROY JACOBSON
South Whidbey Record Reporter
April 11, 2009 · Updated 11:55 AM 

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Discussions are continuing for a new pharmacy in town, Langley Mayor Paul Samuelson told the city council at its meeting this week.

“We’re still moving forward,” Samuelson said. “We had a walk-around looking at all the potential sites.”

He declined to identify those interested, but said they were in the pharmacy business and had met with the Langley Clinic and Whidbey General Hospital officials, and with members of the local healthcare community.

The city lost its only pharmacy last month when Linds Langley Drug closed. The nearest pharmacies are now at Ken’s Korner in Clinton and the expanded Linds in Freeland.

Linds’ building next to the Langley Clinic remains empty. Owner Ron Lind said prior to closing the business after 39 years as the city’s only drugstore that he planned to sell or lease the space.

Samuelson said he has made luring a new pharmacy to town one of his top priorities.

“Healthcare should be an economic driver for Langley,” he said.

Contact South Whidbey Record Reporter Roy Jacobson at rjacobson@southwhidbeyrecord.com or 360-221-5300.

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