WISCONSIN SITE FIGHT: TOWN NEGOTIATES WAL-MART SUBSIDY
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County will negotiate on?Wal-Mart costs [Spooner Advocate (Wisc.)]
The Washburn County Board voted 18-3 on Tuesday night, Sept. 16, to authorize the Executive Committee to negotiate with the city of Spooner, Wisconsin Department of Transportation (DOT), and Wal-Mart to address the concerns of Wal-Mart that off-site road improvements are $1 million above what the Fortune 100 retailer is willing to spend for a proposed Spooner Super-Center.
On Wednesday, aug. 27, Wal-Mart asked for a meeting of city, county and DOT officials to discuss the cost of off-site road improvements to accommodate a 100,000-square-foot Supercenter on the northwest corner of Cty. Hwy. H and Hwy. 53. Wal-Mart said the $4 million-plus for improvements is $1 million more than the corporation is willing to spend.
Posted by Luke West on Friday, September 26, 2008
