Wednesday, April 4, 2007

Update April 4, 2007

We must be getting to them! The Village has decided to commission a third and independent analysis of the parking and traffic issues at Cottonwood Mall. This is not the FULL IMPACT TRAFFIC STUDY we would like to see, but it's a step in the right direction.

The Wal-Mart expansion proposal has been taken off the agenda for the April 10th Village Board meeting. This is a good sign and indicates that the Trustees and Mayor are taking the concerns of their residents very seriously. Each Trustee has been asked to review a large packet of information and submit questions to the Mayor.

Give them the questions to ask. Contact your Village Officials and tell them your concerns. Make sure they address each one of them.

We will notify every resident when the proposal is back on the agenda and the meeting date and time so we can show the Board how we feel in person.

THIS is the power of people; use it and make it strong. We can say no to Wal-Mart, we will show them that the Village of Glen Carbon has more power than a giant corporation with no concern for our community.