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150 Turn Out For Weekend Rally Against Bel Air Walmart
The Bel Air South Community Foundation has organized a series of protests against the proposed Bel Air Walmart including one on April 6.
The latest in a series of rallies against the proposed Bel Air Walmart drew about 150 people Saturday, organizers say.
Members of the Bel Air South Community Foundation say they want Walmart to expand the existing Abingdon location instead of building a new superstore in the area of Plumtree Road and MD Route 924.
"After nine months many people continue to actively oppose with non-stop honking from [passersby] that also showed opposition to Wal-Mart’s proposed move," Steve Tobia, rally organizer, wrote in an email to Patch.
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Tobia went on to say that among those 150 rallying Saturday were Edgewood residents who said they want the store to remain where it so they wouldn’t have to drive the extra distance to Bel Air.
The Harford County Council last month proposed legislation that would add steps to the planning process for developers of stores larger than 75,000 square feet. The proposed Walmart superstore would be more than .
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A public hearing on the County Council's proposal will be held at 7 p.m. on April 16 in Bel Air. Read the bill here.
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