Virginia

Retail Sales Impact of Proposed Wal-Mart on Franklin County, VT. (1993)

Tom Muller/Beth Humstone. For every $10 million in sales at a typical retail business in Franklin County 106 people are employed, versus 70 people at Wal-Mart. “Due to projected sales losses to existing businesses in Franklin County, there will be up to 500 retail jobs lost over the next ten years.…

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Impact of An Anticipated Wal-Mart On the Northern Neck, VA. (1999)

Tom Muller. “Local merchants would lose a majority of sales to Wal-Mart. The actual
percentages vary from 18% to 60% assuming a 30% recapture rate…the reduction in
property values would be $3.6 million to $4.5 million…Unlike manufacturing, new retail
creates no jobs at the…

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Fauquier County, VA Special Permit Zoning (1996)

The county’s zoning code used to allow stores greater than 50,000 s.f. in the commercial zoning district “by right” with only a site plan approval. Site plan approval is generally limited to just the technical aspects of parking, landscaping, etc. To allow the county to do a more thorough review…

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