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LEHT Wal-Mart Plan Draws Opposition

LITTLE EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP - Wal-Mart's first presentation to the Planning Board was greeted Thursday night by a crowd of residents largely opposed to the planned superstore on Route 9.

The store itself, which would be more than 151,000 square feet including a 6,300-square-foot garden center, would be located on the southbound side of Route 9 approximately 700 feet north of Otis Bog Road.

William F. Harrison, one of the attorneys for Wal-Mart, explained that the store would offer everything that other large Wal-Mart locations in New Jersey offer but would not be nearly one of largest stores in the state, in terms of area. The developers also plan to put a bank on the property.

The plans introduced did not include details on traffic patterns, environmental effects or store operations, because the meeting was only an informal presentation of the plans. Read More

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