Wal-Mart is both good and bad. In places where they need a store, it is good. In places where there is a thriving downtown area and the population doesn't warrant this behemoth, they are bad. Please do not destroy all the mom and pop businesses that are keeping this town alive just fine.
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Kevin Pomeroy
12 years ago
Although the discussion for this development has taken place for a long time the public was kept in the dark about the major tenant until the last several weeks. Keeping the public out of the process is the wrong way to do development on this scale. If this project is as wonderful as the supporters want you to believe why was it sprung on the community at the last possible minute? Because the public didn't believe the benefits to the community last time and they wouldn't believe it this time either. Fooling the public is not the way that any quality development is done. Stoughton now looks desperate for development, any development and that's when a community sells it's soul and goes for anything. Stoughton has all of the ingredients for attracting good development, except strong leadership.
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Dale Reeves
12 years ago
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Let me say that I am not opposed to growth, but your current disregard for due diligence on this matter is an insult to the citizens of Stoughton. Please reconsider to table the agreeement. Walmart will wait.
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Curtis Fields
12 years ago
I oppose the Wal-Mart Super Center !
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elisabeth melner
12 years ago
Please do not build a Super Wal-mart in Stoughton!
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Jill kuehn
12 years ago
No thanks to walmart....I love our downtown and don't want it destroyed!
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Ann Capadona
12 years ago
don't spend MY money on a Walmart
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Anonymous
12 years ago
I love our town because of it's size. This will take away our small town feeling.
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Roger Springman
12 years ago
This is totally inappropriate use of public fuinds for a private retail project. The City is picking winners and losers with this venture and that should be left to the free market!
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Anonymous
12 years ago
No TIF money for Walmart. This is an awful idea.
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Matt Rust
12 years ago
I didn't move here because of the Wal-Mart.
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Jamie McCloskey
12 years ago
Using our limited tax dollars to help a greedy company like WalMart build a new store is wrong. Development should be focused on our downtown area - the place that makes Stoughton unique.
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AnnMarie Oakland
12 years ago
please reconsider the 5.1 million in TIF money
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Rita Ihm
12 years ago
No subsidies for large corporations who do not need the $.
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Judith Ellickson
12 years ago
I oppose the subsidy
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Susan Sutton
12 years ago
Bravo CASS!!!!
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Jeani Nisius-Oppeneer
12 years ago
A Wal-Mart Super Center will ruin this town. Why dont you subsidise something productive like a biotech pharmaceutical company. Something with purpose. Something that will create good paying jobs. Something worth saying Im from Stoughton, Wi. Wal-Mart should be banned from this small town. We want progress but at the expense of productivity. Job at Wal-Mart pay crap. Their insurance for employees is crap. Make a statement here STOUGHTON. Dont buckle to some crappy Corporation.
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Betty Marshall
12 years ago
Stoughton
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Larry Liebmann
12 years ago
1st: Impact Studies 2nd: Public Hearing 3rd: Council Vote Please keep Stoughton a FAIR City to all.
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Alisha Ragainis
12 years ago
Please take the time to study the impact on Stoughton and our neighboring communities.
Wal-Mart is both good and bad. In places where they need a store, it is good. In places where there is a thriving downtown area and the population doesn't warrant this behemoth, they are bad. Please do not destroy all the mom and pop businesses that are keeping this town alive just fine.
Although the discussion for this development has taken place for a long time the public was kept in the dark about the major tenant until the last several weeks. Keeping the public out of the process is the wrong way to do development on this scale. If this project is as wonderful as the supporters want you to believe why was it sprung on the community at the last possible minute? Because the public didn't believe the benefits to the community last time and they wouldn't believe it this time either. Fooling the public is not the way that any quality development is done. Stoughton now looks desperate for development, any development and that's when a community sells it's soul and goes for anything. Stoughton has all of the ingredients for attracting good development, except strong leadership.
Let me say that I am not opposed to growth, but your current disregard for due diligence on this matter is an insult to the citizens of Stoughton. Please reconsider to table the agreeement. Walmart will wait.
I oppose the Wal-Mart Super Center !
Please do not build a Super Wal-mart in Stoughton!
No thanks to walmart....I love our downtown and don't want it destroyed!
don't spend MY money on a Walmart
I love our town because of it's size. This will take away our small town feeling.
This is totally inappropriate use of public fuinds for a private retail project. The City is picking winners and losers with this venture and that should be left to the free market!
No TIF money for Walmart. This is an awful idea.
I didn't move here because of the Wal-Mart.
Using our limited tax dollars to help a greedy company like WalMart build a new store is wrong. Development should be focused on our downtown area - the place that makes Stoughton unique.
please reconsider the 5.1 million in TIF money
No subsidies for large corporations who do not need the $.
I oppose the subsidy
Bravo CASS!!!!
A Wal-Mart Super Center will ruin this town. Why dont you subsidise something productive like a biotech pharmaceutical company. Something with purpose. Something that will create good paying jobs. Something worth saying Im from Stoughton, Wi. Wal-Mart should be banned from this small town. We want progress but at the expense of productivity. Job at Wal-Mart pay crap. Their insurance for employees is crap. Make a statement here STOUGHTON. Dont buckle to some crappy Corporation.
Stoughton
1st: Impact Studies 2nd: Public Hearing 3rd: Council Vote Please keep Stoughton a FAIR City to all.
Please take the time to study the impact on Stoughton and our neighboring communities.