Opposition to Wal-Mart
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* Re “Wal-Mart’s Plan for Huntington Stirs Lengthy Public Debate,” Dec. 15:
Wal-Mart is now expanding into the metropolitan area. They typically bought land in undesirable areas and put up the big box. They have not paid more than $17 per square foot. Despite the higher prices in the urban area, Wal-Mart refuses to pay the legitimate fair market rate for property.
In the city of San Gabriel, Wal-Mart tried to displace the 75-year-old San Gabriel Nursery and Florist. Over 19,000 citizens signed petitions against Wal-Mart, and the attempt failed.
Unknown to the citizens, the city was going to return all the sales tax revenue back to Wal-Mart as an incentive to build a box in San Gabriel.
Citizens of Huntington Beach should ask the City Council what kind of tax break Wal-Mart is getting to build in Huntington Beach. Wal-Mart has leased property before; if the site fails, they just move out, leaving an ugly big box.
RICHARD FUJITA
Huntington Beach
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