Today, I received an email from the Civil War Preservation Trust regarding upcoming public hearings on the proposed Wal-Mart Supercenter adjacent to the battlefield. This is the last opportunity for public input. Please review the email below for more information.
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From the Civil War Preservation Trust – August 19, 2009
Final Public Hearings on Wilderness Walmart August 20 and 24
As you may have already heard, the final public hearings on the Wilderness Walmart proposal have now been rescheduled for Thursday, August 20, and Monday, August 24.
These hearings represent the last opportunity to tell Orange County that the Wilderness Battlefield is no place for big box sprawl. If you live within driving distance of Orange County, please attend the hearings and urge the county to find another location for Walmart’s superstore away from this hallowed battleground.
Planning Commission: August 20 at 7:00 p.m.
Board of Supervisors: August 24 at 6:00 p.m.
CWPT will have an information table set-up one hour before the hearings, and we encourage all who attend to arrive early. Both public hearings will be held in the Orange County High School Auditorium, 201 Selma Road, Orange, Va. Click here for directions and a map of the school.
If you have not already done so, there is also still time to send a letter to Walmart CEO Michael Duke encouraging the company to select an alternate location in Orange County for the proposed store. Let Walmart know in the strongest possible terms that the Wilderness Battlefield is no place for a superstore.
I hope we can count on your continued support in this fight to protect the Wilderness Battlefield. If you have any questions about the upcoming hearings please feel free to contact me personally at 202-367-1861 ext. 7220.
Thank you,
Brent Laurenz
P.S. For the latest information on the hearings, please visit CWPT’s Wilderness Walmart homepage.
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