From the Orlando Sentinel:

PUTNAM COUNTY -- Wal-Mart officials said Tuesday that they are apologizing to homeowners in Putnam County who received a letter from a company representative that threatened the use of eminent domain if they did not sell their property to the company.

For several months, Wal-Mart has faced opposition to a planned 800,000-square-foot distribution center just over the Volusia County line. Last week, after several residents complained about the letters, a Wal-Mart spokesman said that the company had no plans to ask Putnam County to use eminent domain to obtain properties. He also said he did not know why the consultant had mentioned the possibility in the letter.

On Tuesday, Keith Morris, the Wal-Mart spokesman, said that after reviewing the letter, company officials decided it was "overly aggressive and did not reflect the company's position." Morris said it was Wal-Mart's fault for not reviewing the letter prior to it being distributed to a half-dozen property owners on Clifton Road.

Morris said the company is deciding whether it wants to cut off its relationship with the consultants who sent the letter. The company wants the land to widen a road that will serve the center and put in a utility line.