PENNSYLVANIA SITE FIGHT: TRAFFIC TROUBLES
Route 30 Wal-Mart Site Causing Major Problems In Area [WTAE TV (Pittsburgh, Pa.)]
NORTH HUNTINGDON, Pa.—Construction on a Westmoreland County Wal-Mart has come to a halt because of stability issues.
Officials in North Huntingdon said they don’t want another Route 65 landslide on their hands.
It’s been more than two months since there has been any movement at the site of the Wal-Mart on Route 30.
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Posted by Beth Gostanian on Thursday, June 21 | 0 comments | Permalink
VERMONT SITE FIGHT: POTENTIAL WAL-MART BRINGS UP TRAFFIC WORRIES
Potential Wal-Mart traffic concern in Wells River [Journal Opinion (Vt.)]
BRADFORD, Vermont (STPNS)—WELLS RIVER–“We’re trying to stay proactive and make it work,” said Ann Tyler, Wells River Village trustee chair of Wal-Mart’s projected opening. “The major concern is about the traffic.”
In a telephone interview, Tyler told the Journal Opinion that the box store’s New Hampshire location means that Wal-Mart has no legal or technical obligations to address traffic impact on surrounding Vermont towns. In a meeting last fall that included village trustees, a Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) representative and Senior Transportation Planner Chuck Wise from the Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission, trustees learned that getting state help for potential traffic problems is a complicated business.
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Posted by Beth Gostanian on Thursday, June 21 | 0 comments | Permalink
Maine Legislature Passes Bill Requiring Economic Impact Studies for Big-Box Projects
From the Maine Fair Trade Campaign:
Augusta, ME - The Maine legislature has given its approval to a bill that requires cities and towns to evaluate the impact of large-scale retail development on jobs, local businesses, and municipal finances,
and to approve only those projects that will not adversely affect the local economy. The legislation is the first of its kind in the nation.Tuesday afternoon the Maine Senate enacted the Informed Growth Act, LD 1810, 18-17. This follows earlier passage of the bill in the House 86-55. The legislation is now headed to Governor John Baldacci’s desk where it is expected to be signed into law.
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Posted by Corey Himrod on Thursday, June 21 | 2 comments | Permalink
NEW HAMPSHIRE SITE FIGHT: WAL-MART INCHES FORWARD
Wal-Mart inches forward [The Brattleboro (Vt.) Reformer]
HINSDALE, N.H.—A proposed Wal-Mart superstore cleared its first regulatory hurdle Tuesday night as the town planning board approved its initial design review.
The informal hearing, which is required for any major development, was a chance for board members and the public to raise concerns about the project before Wal-Mart submits a more formal application for approval. The project will go before the planning board again for a development review hearing when Wal-Mart is ready to go forward.
Bohler Engineering consultant Stephen DeCoursey told the board that 28 acres of the Hinsdale Greyhound Park’s 91.5 acre lot would be subdivided and used for the superstore. The 195,000-square-foot store would include 972 parking spaces, an expanded driveway where the track’s employee entrance currently runs and a new traffic light at the store’s entrance on Route 119.
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Posted by Beth Gostanian on Wednesday, June 20 | 0 comments | Permalink
PENNSYLVANIA SITE FIGHT: WAL-MART SITE WORK STOPPED, LAND REZONED
Developer wants Jefferson Hills land rezoned for Wal-Mart [Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]
A developer’s representative told Jefferson Hills officials and residents he wants property in the borough rezoned to permit construction of a store that might be a Wal-Mart.
Bill Sittig, a representative of Waynesburg-based McHolme Development, spoke Tuesday at a joint meeting of the borough’s council and planning commission that attracted about 150 residents opposed to rezoning. Officials made no decision.
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Posted by Beth Gostanian on Wednesday, June 20 | 0 comments | Permalink
PENNSYLVANIA SITE FIGHT: WAL-MART SITE WORK STOPPED, LAND REZONED
Wal-Mart Site Work in North Huntington Stopped [Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]
Construction has been halted at the Wal-Mart Supercenter site along Route 30 in North Huntingdon.
There are conflicting reports about why the project has been stopped.Wal-Mart said it is waiting for a permit to be issued by the state to allow construction of a new access road, a company spokesman said.
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Posted by Beth Gostanian on Wednesday, June 20 | 0 comments | Permalink
MASSACHUSETTS SITE FIGHT: WORCESTER FIRST HOPING WAL-MART PLAN FINISHES LAST
Worcester First hoping Wal-Mart plan finishes last [Worcester (Mass.) Telegram]
When the Worcester Planning Board earlier this year unanimously approved the first phase of a sprawling shopping center development planned in Quinsigamond Village, it appeared that the project was a done deal.
It was hard to argue otherwise, especially since residents in the Village have by and large embraced the project while singing the praises of the developer, Madison Worcester Holdings LLC, for working so closely with them in coming up with a development plan they can live with.
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Posted by Beth Gostanian on Monday, June 18 | 0 comments | Permalink
PENNSYLVANIA SITE FIGHT: STILL IN COURT
Wal-Mart case still in court [Lebanon (Pa.) Daily News]
While recent events may make it seem like the epic battle over a plan to build a Wal-Mart supercenter in North Cornwall Township is nearing an end, those involved in the fight know better.
Attorneys involved in the case say a final solution is still a long way off.
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Posted by Beth Gostanian on Monday, June 18 | 0 comments | Permalink
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