Controversy surrounding a proposed Bel Air Walmart began in 2011 when potential plans for a Route 924 and Plumtree Road location first came to the public's attention.
Some members of the community have voiced their disapproval of Walmart's proposed move from Abingdon to the Bel Air location both verbally and in writing. There are also some who are pleased about the change.
Elizabeth Cox, who lives in the Bright Oaks neighborhood not far from the proposed Walmart site, submitted a letter to the editor outlining her support of the new Walmart.
"I am a single mother, who cannot afford shopping in the higher-end stores. I work very long hours and will greatly benefit by having a Super Center that not only offers me everything I could need at much more affordable prices, but it will be so close to home that I will greatly appreciate the convenience when I’m coming home late at night and still need to ‘stop at the store,'" Cox wrote.
See the full copy of Cox's letter attached to this post
Seriously?
If someone recently moved in that area within the past 10 years, you should have thoroughly investigated the surroundings of your area. It's not very hard to do, and it's only yourself you have to blame in the end. There's a forest beyond those tree's, isn't there? People don't want something, so they want the "Government" to stop it, but when they refuse, people get angry? What do you want to live in? A Communist State?
Don't like my comment? Pack your shit up and move to West Virginia if you want to look at an abundance of trees out of your window until you retire. It's not going to happen in Harford County, so expect the area you live in to resemble York road in Baltimore County.
Guess what whiners, the Walmarts are here because of YOU. Massive population increase and building/ If people didn't shop there, they wouldn't build new stores. I bet most bitching here will shop there.
Hypocrites galore on here - how many of you shop at Target, Home Depot, etc? How many of you drive Japanese and Korean cars? How many of you have shopped at Harford Mall, Tollgate Town Center, Festival at Bel Air? Those are all shopping areas surrounded by communities that you could care less about when you need to get your sweat shop produced athletic shoes that you wear not only at the gym, but while you drive through someone else's neighborhood to get there. Hypocrites!
We are a country of laws, if we don't like them we must change them but we can not ever take actions to restrict others outside the law because of our emotions..... Never