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Old 12-13-2010, 09:18 AM
 
Location: Originally from Cali relocated to Inman Park/Old 4th Ward/Westside Atlanta
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December 10, 2010
City officials to announce plan Monday

By A. Scott Walton
Contributing Writer

ATLANTA – The struggling neighborhood surrounding Martin Luther King Jr. Drive near downtown Atlanta is poised for a major injection of funding, activity and job opportunities, a city official confirmed Friday.
City Councilman Ivory Lee Young confirmed exclusively to the Atlanta Voice on Friday that an agreement’s been reached to bring a Super Wal-Mart to the location where a Publix supermarket once stood as the anchor of a flailing retail development complex.
Young said the deal was sealed after “months and months” of negotiations with “at least a dozen different grocers.”

Wal-Mart, the nation’s largest retailer, typically generates jobs, heightened economic activity and spin-off development when it moves into a community.

That, obviously, is good news for the struggling business district about a mile from downtown Atlanta.

“The obvious impact will be increased economic development and job opportunities,” Young told The Atlanta Voice.

Young added that Mayor Kasim Reed’s administration, the Atlanta Development Association, the Atlanta Regional Commission and the H.J. Russell Corporation all played pivotal roles in attracting the big box retail behemoth to his inner-city district.

Young did not say how many jobs might be generated or when the store might open.

The new store will be located at a strip mall on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, across from the Busy Bee Café near the Atlanta University Center. City officials likely will need to review any plans for the new big box store.

Reed and representatives from the ADA, the H.J. Russell Corporation and Young’s office have scheduled a news conference on site in Historic Westside Village for noon on Monday to announce new “development plans” for the corridor.
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Old 12-13-2010, 09:33 AM
 
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Usually, I am totally against Walmart moving into a city neighborhood, but when I heard this on the radio this morning it immediately made sense to me. Kudos to Walmart for taking (the right) chance on this neighborhood.

I also found the articles mention of Mayor Reed taking a hands on approach and using the city's weight to woo a retailer to the area along with not losing focus of the redevelopment plans for the area.
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Old 12-13-2010, 09:38 AM
 
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Breaking News (http://theatlantavoice.com/AV_breakingnews.htm - broken link)

December 10, 2010
City officials to announce plan Monday

By A. Scott Walton
Contributing Writer

ATLANTA – The struggling neighborhood surrounding Martin Luther King Jr. Drive near downtown Atlanta is poised for a major injection of funding, activity and job opportunities, a city official confirmed Friday.
City Councilman Ivory Lee Young confirmed exclusively to the Atlanta Voice on Friday that an agreement’s been reached to bring a Super Wal-Mart to the location where a Publix supermarket once stood as the anchor of a flailing retail development complex.
Young said the deal was sealed after “months and months” of negotiations with “at least a dozen different grocers.”

Wal-Mart, the nation’s largest retailer, typically generates jobs, heightened economic activity and spin-off development when it moves into a community.

That, obviously, is good news for the struggling business district about a mile from downtown Atlanta.

“The obvious impact will be increased economic development and job opportunities,” Young told The Atlanta Voice.

Young added that Mayor Kasim Reed’s administration, the Atlanta Development Association, the Atlanta Regional Commission and the H.J. Russell Corporation all played pivotal roles in attracting the big box retail behemoth to his inner-city district.

Young did not say how many jobs might be generated or when the store might open.

The new store will be located at a strip mall on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, across from the Busy Bee Café near the Atlanta University Center. City officials likely will need to review any plans for the new big box store.

Reed and representatives from the ADA, the H.J. Russell Corporation and Young’s office have scheduled a news conference on site in Historic Westside Village for noon on Monday to announce new “development plans” for the corridor.

This is awesome news for the Westside! It is also good because a Super Wal-Mart also offers a grocery store.

I hope they make it a two-story plus, urban-planned development...
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Old 12-13-2010, 09:40 AM
 
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Usually, I am totally against Walmart moving into a city neighborhood, but when I heard this on the radio this morning it immediately made sense to me. Kudos to Walmart for taking (the right) chance on this neighborhood.

I also found the articles mention of Mayor Reed taking a hands on approach and using the city's weight to woo a retailer to the area along with not losing focus of the redevelopment plans for the area.

I am thinking the same thing--I can't really think of that many places that are better-suited for a new Wal-Mart...a Super Grocery-Store-Included Wal-Mart...
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Old 12-13-2010, 09:59 AM
 
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I cannot stand Wal-Mart
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Old 12-13-2010, 10:07 AM
 
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That looks like a halfway decent spot. The only thing I would be worried about is traffic. MLK seems a bit undersized to handle as much traffic as WM would bring. The Ashby Marta station is around the corner though so hopefully that will take care of some of the traffic.

Hopefully this will be the big catalyst that part of town has been needing to catch up with other parts of the city.I'm not wild about Wal Mart either but I think it could be good for that area.
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Old 12-13-2010, 10:19 AM
 
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This will also be great for th AUC students as they dont have to drive all the way to cascade for a grocery store
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Old 12-13-2010, 10:26 AM
 
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This will also be great for th AUC students as they dont have to drive all the way to cascade for a grocery store
Yessir...!
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Old 12-13-2010, 10:38 AM
 
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Yeah, they can't wait to walk across the street to get robbed on the way back
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Old 12-13-2010, 10:48 AM
 
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I'm really torn on this. I'm not one to assume that any development = good development. There ARE better and worse companies for communities, employees, the environment. And Wal-mart has a generally awful, awful track record on all of those fronts.

Moreover, there is already a Wal-Mart a couple of miles north on Howell Mill @ I-75. Does Atlanta really need ANOTHER one that close?

That being said--from what I've read on these forums, this area has struggled to have anyone take a chance on it in terms of development. So, the question here may actually be, "Is any development better than no development for the foreseeable future?"

I'm not sure how to answer that . . . though if forced, I'd probably say yes.
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