Wal-Mart Rejected By Oregon Land Use Board

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Daniel Kaempff

9 April 2004 - 2:00pm

State land use board denied an appeal by Wal-Mart and upheald a city's zoning decision.

"City officials said the store could not be made compatible with the surrounding residential neighborhood. It also didn't fit the city's vision for a neighborhood near the MAX light-rail line and would create too much traffic, city councilors said."

Full Story: Land use board denies Wal-Mart

Source: The Oregonian, April 8, 2004

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