Walmart Makes Formal Requests For Planned Caledonia Superstore

Walmart has formally requested to rezone land at the southeast corner of 4 Mile and North Green Bay roads, which is needed before the company can build a superstore there.

In September, Walmart announced to Caledonia residents and officials that it would like to build a 180,000-square-foot 24-hour general merchandise store at that location. Company officials say the store will create 300 jobs, most of which are expected to be full-time. Caledonia Patch will upload a copy of documents related to the request as soon as we get them.

In the packed boardroom Tuesday night, Walmart also requested the village board enter into a pre-development agreement with them, which the Board granted.

A pre-development agreement allows the village to charge potential developers for review time of their planning documents. Several other developments – Siena Center, Unico, and Parkview Gardens – also had pre-development agreements. However, the required agreement doesn’t mean the village board will approve the project.

Four board members—Kathy Trentadue, Kevin Wanggaard, Ron Coutts, and Jim Dobbs—voted to approve the request. Tom Weatherston and Kathy Burton were absent, and Lee Wishau abstained from voting because he works for Roundy's, which operates Pick'n Save and is a competitor of Walmart.

We'll have a more complete report later tonight.