Walmart super center will strain our resources

Jul 13, 2011

To the Editor:

I strongly oppose the proposed Walmart super center at Tobey Road and Cranberry Highway.

My understanding is that our sewer capacity is limited and this project will strain our resources. A super center with the grocery store contains prepared foods and other products that discharge great volumes in our system.

We would benefit if the town approves a smaller project without a food store component, such as the one prescribed by the neighborhood grocery zoning language. Such a project would create less strain on our infrastructure and sewer capacity.

How can we give nearly all of our capacity to a huge user and restrict future home-grown small businesses from gaining access to the town's resources?

Sincerely,

Deborah J. Quintin

Repose Lane