SPEAKING OUT AGAINST WAL-MART IN TRACY, CA

Letter: Super Wal-Mart or super rip-off? [Tracy Press (Calif.)]

I stumbled into watching a City Council meeting on television and was reminded that Wal-Mart might still become a Super Wal-Mart.

I think the idea of this supercenter is a horrible idea. It might bring a few more jobs, but it could also bring a ton of headaches. With a WinCo opening just down the street and a Costco next door, do we really need another supercenter?

All retail is being pushed onto one side of town already, and it creates a lot of people in one area. Tracy needs to focus on the downtown area along with the Valpico Road and MacArthur Drive area to expand on the other side of town to spread out the crowds.

Not to mention that the Tracy Wal-Mart is messy already, and the idea of adding produce and other perishables is scary. I do not want to find a rotten apple shoved behind a Rambo DVD.

Small businesses will suffer, big business will suffer, and Wal-Mart will continue to grow with its expansion. Businesses in Tracy are already suffering, with two big retailers closing just across the street from Wal-Mart. Do we want to add to that just to make Wal-Mart bigger?

Let us pray Wal-Mart stays the same. If Wal-Mart grows, so will its already long lines and the list of stores closing in Tracy. Then you will catch yourself in line asking, “Is it worth it to wait in line for 30 minutes to save a few dollars on groceries?”

Posted by Joel Nezianya on Monday, July 21, 2008

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