This past Monday night the village board voted unanimously (that's a surprise) to grant a one-year extension to Wal-mart for their planned 24-hour 186,000 s.f. Super Wal-mart.
The extension was given to allow all the work that was previously done by the planning and zoning commission, the (village) board, Wal-Mart and other petitioners to finish what they started," Trustee Norm Osth told the Courier-News. "We had no recourse but to grant an extension."
Well Norm, the plaintiffs asked for a 30-day extension last year and were told, by you, just to let this pass and then sue. So they did. Please stop complaining about the outcome of the advice you gave them.
We pride ourselves with the quality of buildings in the community and are confident that the building won't be as deleterious to their lives as they may think," Village President Larry Keller also told the Courier-News. "The overwhelming majority of those I have talked to are anxious for Wal-Mart to come to West Dundee."
Hmmm, Wal-mart and quality, isn't that an oxymoron Larry?
That's surprising Larry, the majority of people that I've spoken to are not in favor of this development.
There has been a lot of finger-pointing on the part of the board and its representatives claiming that the plaintiffs in the lawsuit are costing the village a lot of money. Not to discount the fees they are paying to the village attorney (who is most likely on a retainer), but I'm guessing Wal-mart is shouldering the burden of cost of the lawsuit. Will the village lose sales tax revenue because the store is unable to generate any? Sure, but it isn't an immediate loss as the village is portraying.
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