Wal-Mart Issues Threat, RG4N Responds

Courtesy rg4n.org  Mon, 05/14/2007 - 11:52am

Statement released today by Hope Morrison, President of RG4N:

On Friday, Wal-Mart sent the City a letter offering a small and final reduction in the size of its planned Northcross Supercenter.

We are here today because this latest demonstration of Wal-Mart’s continued refusal to seriously address neighborhood concerns was accompanied by a threat against Austin and its citizens.

If RG4N, a neighborhood association, a business, or anyone else exercises their legal rights in this matter, Wal-Mart has...



 

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