TENNESSEE SIGHT FIGHT: MORE ON THE DELAY IN CORDOVA
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Cordova Wal-Mart Hits Delays in County, City [Memphis Daily News]
The hotly contested zoning case involving a Wal-Mart Supercenter at Houston Levee and Macon roads has been delayed by the Memphis City Council and the Shelby County Board of Commissioners.
The case is an appeal of an earlier decision by the city-county Land Use Control Board approving the site plan.
The Gray’s Creek Association, a homeowners group, is pursuing the appeal to the council and commission.
About half of the 315,000 square feet in the site plan is the store. The rest would be parking as well as space for smaller retail stores.
Some homeowners in the area oppose the Wal-Mart because of the traffic it would generate and because it would border a residential area. Others argue Wal-Mart shouldn’t be allowed to build because it still operates two other stores in the same area.
Wal-Mart executives were prepared to fight for their project before the first of the delays at the Sept. 22 County Commission meeting. They came with signs and were prepared to argue residential growth in the area warrants a third store. The company also has agreed to pay for some of the road improvements to handle the increased traffic.
The commission delayed its vote on the appeal for a month because all 13 commissioners weren’t present for Monday’s meeting. The council, meeting Tuesday, delayed the item until the commission makes its decision.
Posted by Luke West on Thursday, September 25, 2008
