If you care about Cleveland, and you care about keeping out Wal-Mart, No Cleveland Walmart is a group blog for you.
This deals with the Steelyard Commons, which I briefly blogged about here.
The Steelyard Commons project hit a wall when Wal-Mart bowed out of the deal earlier this year.Needless to say, Wal-Mart's opponents have gathered forces once again...City council tried to put limits on the store.
But, Mayor Jane Campbell got Wal-Mart to take a second look.
Now, they’ve taken out building permits with developer Mitch Schneider to start work on a store that will include the kind of supersize grocery council feared would hurt local stores and workers.
“The day we open, grocery prices will get much more competitive in the city regardless of where residents shop and that’s a terrific value for everyone shopping in the city of Cleveland,” said Keith Morris of Wal-Mart community affairs.
UPDATED: 100 protestors show up at a City Council meeting to protest Cambell, who wasn't even there.
Posted by Kevin on May, 23 2005 at 06:54 PM
