WAITE PARK – Plans to build a Wal-Mart in Waite Park appear to be on hold, and recent media reports indicate it could be part of a larger corporate plan to scale back expansions.

Waite Park City Administrator Shaunna Johnson said Friday that plans to build new Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club stores in the city have been put on hold.

Related road improvements in Waite Park, including improving 10th Avenue South, are also on hold until development plans are established, she said.

A Star Tribune report earlier this week indicated that Wal-Mart has “ditched plans” to open new stores in the St. Cloud area and other Minnesota cities as part of a plan to scale back growth.

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