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Updated: 2:59 PM May 22, 2009
Public Gets Say in Wal-Mart Battlefield Fight
ORANGE, Va. (AP) Wal-Mart officials have a return date in Virginia to discuss their proposal to build a Supercenter near a Civil War battlefield.
Posted: 11:30 PM May 21, 2009Reporter: STEVE SZKOTAK - Associated Press Writer |
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Wal-Mart officials have a return date in Virginia to discuss their proposal to build a Supercenter near a Civil War battlefield.
Orange County planners heard a presentation from the retailer Thursday night, then sat through testimony by more than 70 speakers. The speakers opposed the 138,000 square foot store near the Wilderness battlefield by a 2-1 ratio.
Most objected to the store near the battlefield where Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant first met in battle 145 years ago this month. Supporters of the Supercenter at Wal-Mart's preferred site said the county needs the jobs and tax revenue.
The Planning Commission postponed a decision on a special use permit and scheduled a June 11 hearing on the matter.
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