Winnetka Neighborhood Council supports proposed Long's Drugstore

The Winnetka Neighborhood Council sent a letter recently to the Los Angeles Planning Department supporting approval of requested zoning changes, an alcohol permit and site plan - include a 24-hour drive-thru - for the proposed Long's Drugstore at 19725 Vanowen St.

The plan calls for landscaping, a walkway and a patrio on the west side of the parking lot as well as the remodeling of a nearby Marshalls department store.

The council also asked that the property owners request that Long's Drugs and the existing Vallarta grocery store and Marshalls install a shopping cart protection system.

In the letter, the council said the community is plagued with abandoned shopping carts, some of which come from the Vallarta.