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St. Petersburg residents challenge proposed Gandy Wal-Mart

by debwire | June 16, 2005 at 05:48 pm

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ST. PETERSBURG - There's 800 homes in the Brighton Bay subdivision, and some 3,000 people. Their newest neighbor could be a Wal-Mart Supercenter.

"Many like to shop at Wal-Mart, but very few, if any, want one in their neighborhood," homeowners association lawyer David Bacon stated.

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debwire

at 04:59 on June 17th, 2005

This article is a follow-up to this story:

ST. PETERSBURG - Wal-Mart has a difficult road ahead if it decides
to pursue plans to build a 150,000-square-foot supercenter near the
Brighton Bay neighborhood off Gandy Boulevard.

Because the retail corporation's site plan was rejected Wednesday
by the Environmental Development Commission, it would take a
supermajority of the City Council - six of eight members - to overturn
the ruling.

debwire

at 04:37 on June 28th, 2005

Wal-Mart isn't giving up the fight according to this St. Pete Times story:

Wal-Mart won't accept agency's 'no' to store

ST. PETERSBURG - Brighton Bay residents must gear up for another battle if they want to block the construction of a Wal-Mart supercenter in their northeast neighborhood.

kegill

at 18:09 on June 28th, 2005

Wal-Mart is the nation's largest private employer and real estate
developer; reportedly 82 percent of American households shopped there in 2003. In late 2004, it currently faced the largest employment discrminiation suit ever filed. Last November, two TV shows -- PBS Frontline and CNBC -- examined the company's impact on US culture and our economy.