Get Caught Up On Our Walmart Coverage
This isn't Walmart's first kick at the Caledonia can when it comes to pitching potential projects. But well before Walmart, the Village Board commissioned studies to look at what kinds of development would do well here.
Walmart presented plans to hundreds of residents at North Park Elementary School in October, outlining the 24-hour, 180,000-square-foot store it wants to build on 22 acres near the intersection of 4 Mile Road and North Green Bay Road.
We're following the Walmart story line closely. Here is our coverage on the topic since they announced their concept plan in September and a few stories we thought might be helpful to understand the development process.
Walmart Opposition Group To Focus On Pressuring Board
Protesters Head To Walmarts To Support Employees Trying To Unionize
Village Tells Walmart More Work Needed
Walmart Unveils Store Plans, Village Board Voices Concerns
Walmart Or No Walmart: Here's What People Are Saying
Walmart Plan Angers Many Residents
Most Walmart Neighbors Not Impressed With Plan
Opposition to Caledonia Walmart Gathers Steam
Walmart Wants To Build A Store In Caledonia
Development-related stories
How Properties In Caledonia Are Rezoned
Village Board Moves Forward With Reevaluating Land Use Plan
Should Communities Be Allowed To Scrap Their Land Use Plan?
Experts: Caledonia Faces Stiff Competition for Development from its Neighbors
KEEP ON KEEPING ON
5:20 pm on Thursday, November 29, 2012
Help me out here Denise: I see no notes from Land Use Plan meetings on the Village website since Jan 2012 Yet in May 2011 they discussed reviewing the Land Use Plan?? And get public input??? Was this ever done?? They received public input in 2005 both in the household survey and the focus group for the UWM study of the Village Center. Have they ever, since then, held a public meeting to get input about where/how the residents of Caledonia want to grow?
KEEP ON KEEPING ON
5:34 pm on Thursday, November 29, 2012
Let me correct myself-per the Village Agenda and Minutes, the Land use Plan Commitee has had 4 meetings with agendas from june 2011 through Jan 2012. No minutes from any.
KEEP ON KEEPING ON
5:20 pm on Thursday, November 29, 2012
By the way-great consolidation of topical aritcles-helps a lot!!!
Bill
7:51 am on Friday, November 30, 2012
Build it they will come
Ed Willing
9:14 am on Friday, November 30, 2012
I love how the folks claiming Patch didn't give the issue good coverage aren't here whining about the lack of coverage....
Or, apologizing. :) good work, D
a quiet conservative
1:15 pm on Friday, November 30, 2012
Dear Keep on, the Land use plans were for the old Walmart location on State Hwy 31 & 4 Mile. This new location is on North Green Bay Road and 4 Mile (Between Warren Industries & The Mosquito Inn).
Two different locations, two different concepts, ideas and executions.
KEEP ON KEEPING ON
3:41 pm on Friday, November 30, 2012
Quiet Conservative-the Land Use Plan is for all of Caledonia and yes, I am aware there is a separate determination of use for each subarea. The Land Use Plan Committee as I understand it was to be looking at some, if not all of these areas when discussing changes, best use, etc. And from the articles it looked like resident input was a consideration in this review. But I have yet to see any agendas or minute from these meetings. It may be an oversight on my part, but I have looked on several spots on the Village website.