Another victory against Wal-Mart! The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports that town supervisors in the community of Moon, Pennsylvania voted to block the construction of a new Wal-Mart last week. About 70 town residents attended the supervisors' meeting, where they expressed concern that Wal-Mart would increase traffic congestion and drive local stores out of business. Further, in order to build in Moon, Wal-Mart requested that they be exempt from numerous local laws:

As part of its development plan, Wal-Mart requested nine deviations from township requirements, including those of the University Boulevard "overlay district," which imposes strict rules for business development. The requests included reducing the size of a minimum yard setback of 35 feet to 10 feet, and waiving a requirement to build sidewalks on its side of University Boulevard

In the end, town officials decided that Wal-Mart was not above the law and rejected their plan.

It's great to hear that the town of Moon valued the wishes of its citizens, as well as the interests of local businesses, over the false convenience offered by the proposed new Wal-Mart store. Congratulations Moon, Pennsylvania! You showed the world that average Americans can stand up to the World's largest retailer and win!