Promenade at Litchfield

[busydesk]

So. quick perusal of a google search " wal mart in pawleys island" revealed that there is a group petitioning walmart already. signon.org has the petition if you care to participate.
Other resources about the story can be found on WPDE, Georgetown Times, and Coastal Observer.
Looks like SEPT 20 is the council meeting- don't know if we will be able to get there, but I sure hope that as many of you as possible will show up and show your dismay at this action.
If y'all get any further information about contacting officials or "primaries" to protest this action, please post here.
It looks like its too late to defer the Litchfield Promenade project, but lets not loose sight of that problem in all of this. Those developers are probably glad for the diversion of attention from their intentions.

[neecewh]

Awesome info, busydesk. I can't sign the petition since I don't actually live in Pawleys Island but I will try to spread the word and cheer y'all on from the sidelines!

[busydesk]

Me, too neecewh....not yet anyway.
But that won't stop me from putting pen to paper and getting some more stamps!

[PawleysDude]

Originally Posted by TNKY

Now this Walmart is going into the Pawley's Plaza, or so I read. Does this mean they won't have to clear any land or will they still need to as they might want more space? I read it will be a smaller WM. It'd be nice if they could take advantage of any land that is already cleared and not being used instead of cutting down more trees and such.

Well, yes and no... As usual, the devil is in the details, and all the details are not yet available. A developer bought an older, underutilized commercial property that has been in and out of foreclosure. It currently contains a fairly popular Tuesday Morning, a NAPA auto parts store, and several other small biz's. According to my understanding, in order to circumvent the existing restrictions on bldg size and design, the developer is planning to bulldoze the current bldgs, and build WallyWorld further back from the hwy. That will require significant clearing of wooded areas. (See photo below). Developers in this part of the world are masters at bending the rules, rather than complying.

Originally Posted by neecewh

Both urge everyone to contact your county officials and express your opposition to the Walmart...

Yep, they are obviously the key since they have the last word. The representative from PI when Lowe's was defeated is no longer on the council, and is sorely missed. His opposition in 2005 was pivotal. The current representative doesn't generate much confidence in a fight. Of the times I've tried to email him, I have never received an acknowledgment, much less an answer. Several others have never failed to provide a thoughtful response anytime I contacted them. There are 3 members of county council who were in office in 2005. Two of them voted against Lowe's, one of them voted for it. I was told by pretty good sources the final vote reflected the wishes of the council person representing PI. Still the vote was very close, 4-3 against.