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Key Hearing Set On Wal-Mart Near Va Battlefield

Source: AP (6-30-09)

A July 27 public hearing is scheduled in Orange County on a Wal-Mart Supercenter proposed near the Wilderness Civil War battlefield.

The hearing scheduled by supervisors Tuesday night is the final step before the Board of Supervisors takes up the proposal. Supervisors have final say on the proposed 138,000-square-foot store.

Last week, the Planning Commission voted 5-4 to recommend approval of a special use permit for the store in Locust Grove. Supervisors do not have to heed the recommendation

Posted on Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 1:56 AM | Comments (0) | Return

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