Walmart coming to Helotes, AGAIN. (San Antonio, New Braunfels: oceanfront, crime, daycare)

[ggeorgie]

Wallmart is so secretive. I do know they are putting one up on Bandera and Woodlawn and it's being kept under wraps

[ggeorgie]

I do hope Helotes wins again with not putting one there...

[Lee W.]

I don't live in Helotes, but drive through it often. I'd already heard about this plan for bringing in a major unnamed store and had heard recently that Walmart was the store. I agree, the traffic is already too bad! Sounds like a big traffic nightmare is going to occur. Is the site across from the school?

[majormadmax]

I believe this would be the location...

As I stated earlier, it appears they are already starting to clear some of the existing structures there.

[doss1]

It's not a Walmart. It's an L.L. Bean.


I wish.

[xsa210tx]

Although I detest corporate America: they can build what they want, when they want. If no laws are broken, then there is nothing preventing them from expanding. That is what the free and open marketplace is about right?!

Unless we implement more "government regulations" than Walmart can do as they please so long as they are following laws, building codes, and procedures.

Also, I don't see many complaining about the McDonald's, Burger King's and the Wendy's which pop up everywhere on every street corner in every city and in every neighborhood. These three mega-corporations employ many lower-wage earners too just as Walmart does.

[plwhit]

^^^

[sshurgot]

Originally Posted by xsa210tx

I don't see many complaining about the McDonald's, Burger King's and the Wendy's which pop up everywhere on every street corner in every city and in every neighborhood. These three mega-corporations employ many lower-wage earners too just as Walmart does.

I'm looking at the October 2004 proposed plat for the Scenic Loop Walmart (I'd post a copy but it's huge and I'd need an equally huge scanner). It would have had 1,096 parking spaces. The fast food joints you mention don't typically have 1,096 parking spaces PLUS the huge store...and a 1.72-acre detention area (for runoff from the parking lot).

The area across from the elementary school currently under consideration was already being discussed when Jon Allan was mayor. This is old news. If I remember correctly, at the time WM told him their goal was a WM every 5 miles. Bandera/Mainland is very close, so is Culebra/1604 and is it 5 miles from that one to Potranco/1604?

[Boghaunter]

I live in Helotes and I don't want it here. It's a cliche that WalMart kills off local businesses, but... things don't get to be cliches by being wrong. I will actively oppose it.

[txmusicgal]

Walmart will probably get its way and one will be built sooner or later. In central Austin there were some protests and lawsuits trying to get a Walmart from being built in this shopping center. The residents didn't want Walmart because you know the whole Keep Austin Weird with local stores instead of big corporations. Eventually Walmart won and they built in the shopping center. The store is not as big as a regular store.

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