Another community wins against Wal-Mart
From the St. Petersburg Times:
Alarmed that Wal-Mart wanted to build a supercenter on Gandy Boulevard, area residents asked a lawyer for help."He told us we had maybe a 10 percent chance of success," said Rob Kappes, president of the Sterling Manor Homeowners Association in Brighton Bay.
The neighbors persisted. And Thursday, less than two weeks before a scheduled showdown before City Council, the megastore giant withdrew its appeal, ending a bid to build a 150,000-square-foot supercenter on Gandy Boulevard, just east of Fourth Street.
It was a victory that's becoming common in the Tampa Bay area as more homeowners defy Wal-Mart, once considered nearly unstoppable.
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Posted by Brendan - August 12, 2005 10:45 AM - In The News