I think the site that they are talking about for the Super Walmart is behind the Chaney Building. I don't really see a problem with it there. Theres a intersection there already with a light and the Western Parkway will be coming out behind the old Embassy Diary building. Better for Charles to get the tax benefit, then for Prince Georges. You know if they cant get it built anywhere in Charles, Walmart will just jump across the county line and build it somewhere between the county line and the 301/5 split. Wally World has lots of $$$$ they could easliy buy up that old horse farm just north of the county line, or give the folks who are the owners of the Curtis Farm (may still be the Curtis Family) an offer they cant refuse and buy up that huge piece of land.
All fine, except that now there will be even more traffic on that section of 301 than there is already, that it looks like the county is re-designing the road to accommodate them (ie, WE are paying for that) and the end result will be an empty building where the current walmart resides. There is a huge empty lot where that old go-cart track used to be next to the current walmart, I don't see why they can't just expand the existing one.
Not to mention Walmart has a real tendency to trash up any location it's in. The Waldorf Walmart was nice and clean when it first opened, but last time I was there (years ago) it was a real mess. Ditto with Laplata. Our walmart over here used to be very clean and well kept, and now it's dirty and run down inside too. Many of the carts are broken, the checkout lanes are a mess, there is crap in the isles, the shelves are dirty, etc. Walmart might have lots of money, but apparently they don't spend it keeping their stores up. Do you really want them to leave that building empty, build a nice shiny new one right off 301 that will have even more stuff for them not to maintain?
I don't live over that way, nor do I frequent that area, but I don't think it's a good idea. If Walmart took care of their properties/stores and brought in good business, then I could see a case for it. But they don't. I wish they would though..I could save some money by shopping there, but simply because I don't care for how they keep their retail space I shop at Target instead. Target doesn't have as many choices, and it costs more, but the stores are clean.
