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Sheetz is close to the proposed location for Wal-Mart in Orange County. |
This is regarding the proposed location of the Wal-Mart at the intersection of State Routes 3 and 20.
I'm writing in reference to the March 4 letter to the editor and others similar to it that say there were no objections when the McDonald's and Sheetz businesses were located at the gateway to the Wilderness battlefield ["Why didn't we object to the garish Sheetz first?"].
To the contrary, there was community involvement and input at the time these businesses were going in. McDonald's, to its credit, listened and made modifications to its design and build.
Sheetz, on the other hand, did not, thereby teaching those of us who are appalled by unfettered growth without planning to be more vocal.
This time around, there is a group willing to finance a planning study for the area.
We should take advantage of this opportunity to apply some badly needed planning to such an important area.
Carolyn Ostrowski
Orange
