By now you’ve probably read that the Greensboro Zoning Commission by an —8-1 vote — approved a rezoning that paves the way for a Trader Joe’s on the corner of Friendly Avenue and Hobbs Road.

There has been considerable neighborhood opposition to the rezoning, but I can’t help but notice that over last few days there had been at least one N&R letter to the editor supporting Trader Joe’s. The latest from Greensboro resident Randal Romie:

To me, the redesign of the proposed development is very attractive, though I wonder how a 4- to 5-foot-high berm with a 6-foot wall on top fits into a “natural landscape area.” I would suggest that approach only with a lot of new landscaping and a determined effort to protect the root systems of the existing trees.

It seems that the win-win in this situation is that Greensboro gets a Trader Joe’s, and quite possibly, not on the proposed property. While this may be an obvious statement, I know of some, and believe there are many, who are tired of driving to Winston-Salem and Charlotte to shop and save money on healthy products from Trader Joe’s. Wherever — we want Trader Joe’s!

Somehow I have a feeling this is it for this piece of property —should the City Council deny the rezoning at its March 18 meeting, there will be no Trader Joe’s in Greensboro. West Gboro residents will just have to settle for the proposed Walmart grocery down at Quaker Village.