Joining the ranks of Mayor Jim Bernard and Mayor Dan Klein, Lincoln, NE Mayor Coleen Seng has announced that she will veto plans for a development in her city if it includes a big box store such as Wal-Mart.

From the Lincoln Journal Star:

Lincoln Mayor Coleen Seng told the City Council Monday morning she will veto a development in northeast Lincoln if it includes a big box store — in this case, Wal-Mart — with more than 100,000 square feet.

Seng said while she supports the residential portion of the development, the city-county Comprehensive Plan designates that land as a “neighborhood center,” and a big box store does not meet her definition of a neighborhood center.

While neighborhood centers allow up to 250,000 total commercial space, Seng said that’s intended to mean a variety of stores and services, similar to development near South 27th Street and Nebraska 2, with a Russ’s, Shopko and other assorted stores.

“The proposal attempts to super-size and redefine a neighborhood center,” Seng told the council just hours before they’re scheduled to vote on the development. She had remained mum on the issue, although there was talk she would veto the project.