Letters to the Editor

Letter: Rezoning the Moon Walmart Property?

A Moon resident writes that a mixed-use development would have been a better fit for the property at University Boulevard and Brodhead Road, where developers plan to construct a Walmart superstore.

To The Entire Board Of Supervisors Of Moon Township, It has been nearly a year since I sent you this letter that was sent to the Board of Supervisors in response to the Comprehensive Planning meeting of May 9, 2012. A full year has passed for the board to act and rezone the property that Walmart Corporation owns and has been unable to develop as a result of MoonFirst’s actions. MoonFirst is a community group that has resisted the idea of a big box development with a single use located in the heart of Moon Township. MoonFirst has pressed the Board of Supervisors to move ahead and rezone that property in case Walmart decides to sell their property or abandon their current development plan and propose a distribution warehouse, with continuous…

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8:24 pm on Sunday, March 31, 2013

We (if I may speak for others) are not WalMart haters. We don't shop there as a moral imperative, in solidarity with the victimized (yes, I know they're still better off than the lowest of the rest of the world, but this is the USA, land of the free, home of the brave, where we believe, at least in theory, that all, especially here, are created equal and entitled to an equitable choice of a good …   more ›

Moon Officials: Walmart Could be Boon for Township Businesses

No construction date is yet planned for the Moon Township store, but community leaders believe the retailer will spur development along University Boulevard.

Moon planning director Adam McGurk said the sooner the deserted former West Hills Shopping Center property is developed, the better it will be for business in the township.  The empty lot, sitting at the corner of University Boulevard and Brodhead Road, was purchased by the Walmart Corp. in 2007. It is slated to house a 150,000 square-foot store for the national retailer.  "It's almost like the broken windows theory," McGurk said. "If you have a broken window and don't fix it, it just leads to more and more problems."  No construction date has yet been scheduled for the store. Walmart on Oct. 19 resubmitted an application to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for a highway occupancy permit, marking one of the final steps …

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