Stop Wal-Mart Ontario!
About the Campaign
In the Spring of 1996, the Ontario Mountain Village Association, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, was working with the City to redevelop decaying and blighted areas in North Ontario. We had a plan in place that was working.
The neighborhood village concept developed by planner Peter Calithorpe, and funded with our tax dollars, is being gutted in favor of a big-box superstore that is not friendly to schools, churches, and existing homes in the neighborhood, and is definitely not friendly to existing neighborhood businesses.
“I think we can reach out and get some community pressure to stop (the Wal-Mart store).”
-- Richard Briggs, as quoted in Residents Rally Against Planned Wal-Mart Supercenter, The Daily Bulletin.
You may recall the "village like" plan extended from I-10 freeway on the north to 5th street on the south and included Ontario Plaza at 4th and Mountain and several adjacent areas as well.
We feel that we did not get a fair hearing by City Staff by their not requiring an updated environmental impact report, together with a current traffic study.
We are circulating a petition to let the City Council and Staff know we are vehemently opposed to the project.
Site of Proposed Wal-Mart
X marks the spot for the proposed Wal-Mart.
Development of the Wal-Mart must be stopped because:
- It will draw a lot of additional traffic, noise and trash into our neighborhood
- The City does not need the revenue
- The Mom and Pop businesses do not need the "made in China" competition
- We, the voters and property owners, don't need 1,400 additional cars and trucks clogging the streets of our community every hour.
Join Our Fight
Please join us at every neighborhood meeting and every council meeting to speak against this insult to our homes, our neighborhood, our families, and our lifestyles. Our elected representatives need to hear from everyone opposed to this project. If you are apprehensive about public speaking please call; we have some ideas that will help you.
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