Wal-Mart Supercenter Annexation Approved in La Plata, MD

September 28th, 2011 // filed under: Charles County, La Plata

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Last night the La Plata town council approved, 3-2, the motion to annex the land proposed for use in building a new Wal-Mart Supercenter in La Plata, MD.

I already hate shopping at Wal-Mart, and a supercenter isn’t going to make me hate it less.  (Look honey, this is where small businesses used to be until Wal-Mart ran them out of business!)

Do we need a supercenter in La Plata?  Do we even WANT one?  The La Plata town council seems to think so, as does the Mayor Roy Hale, who cast the tie-breaking vote.  This isn’t the final word as the County Commissioners will still get a chance to weigh in on the final decision to build a mega wally-world in Charles County.

I’m really hoping that this plan doesn’t come to fruition, but getting the annexation approval was an important step in the process, and a victory for Wal-Mart. What are your thoughts on a mega store like this moving into La Plata?  Is it a good idea, or the death of more local businesses?

(photo courtesy of Eurofruit via Flickr c)

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