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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by davekelly trainluver, OK. I'm confused again. If I understand correctly, if Walmart comes to a town with lots of money and, of course, lawyers, they are the bad guys when the city council that is elected by the people do what the people don't want them to do. It seems to me that the bad guys would be the city council that lets that happen, or is it? Why would the city council do something that the people don't want? Could it be that they know what the voter turn out will be next election? Isn't the city council here, or local historical society, or the residents just as guilty as WalMart for destroying the landmark for letting it happen or not saving it earlier? I am all for saving historical buildings, areas etc. One thing that must be thought about however, is are we willing to pay the cost? Yup, I'm sure Wal-Mart got tax breaks, but there is tax being paid. If a site were occupied by a non-profit, would there be tax revenue for the town/county etc? How will money be raised to maintain the site? Are the residents willing to shoulder the cost? Or do the residents not want that cost, but instead want a place to buy things cheap? Yup, Walmart runs over the little guy. But before we point fingers, let's look within. How many posts are on this forum where lively discussion is taking place on where to find the cheapest MR stuff? It looks to me that the vast majority of folks on this forum want the cheapest price they can get - even if it means the mom and pop LHS in town goes out of business. Does that make them any different? [/quote] Davekelly Let's jump on every little detail shall we... I blame everyone involved when a large chain store is allowed to come in and destroy something historical. Like a lot of folks around these parts, I'm an extreme conservative, so I really don't like a lot of change to my environment in the first place, and though the place where this topic is about is no where near where I live, it still burns me to hear it...
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