Ask Our Mayor & Councilmen to Support Wal-Mart
Resolution
Due to its proximity to town, development at
Capital Plaza
impacts our neighborhood and sets the tone for future development along the
Route 202 and Route 450 corridors. The Town Council is on the record as
supporting the opportunity to bring much-needed shopping into our community. However,
there must be a reasonable accommodation of the surrounding communities.
Progressive Cheverly is
asking Wal-Mart and the Nellis Corporation to be good corporate neighbors by
complying with basic community standards. We are supporting a Cheverly Town
resolution on Community Standards. The resolution is scheduled for a
vote by the
Town Council at the September 8th, 2006 Cheverly Town Meeting, 8 pm.
(To
see current proposed Town Resolution,
click here.)
Call the
Mayor and your councilmember to urge them to endorse the Community Standards
Resolution
Provide
staff with livable wages and affordable health benefits
Ban the
sale of firearms and sale of firearms ammunition throughout the store
Ban the
sale of liquor throughout the store
Eliminate a grocery store component in order to protect existing food service
jobs at Capital Plaza
Safeguard union organizing and union representation for all employees
Provide
ongoing security: lighting; parking lot security; appropriate fencing
Limit
store hours; no 24-hour store contributing to crime
Provide
ongoing community space, such as meeting space, for civic use
Give
local, qualified residents priority in hiring
Consult
with the Town as to the exterior design features of the store and commit to
constructing a facility that will improve and enhance the community
Help
bring quality dining establishments to the revitalized Capitol Plaza Shopping
Center
Town
Council meets Thursday, September 8, 2006
Progressive
Cheverly
is an organization based in Cheverly, Maryland, whose mission is to promote
economic fairness, social justice, basic human rights, a sustainable
environment, a tolerant society and world peace through a more informed
political dialogue and active participation in civil society and the
democratic political process. To learn more, visit www.ProgressiveCheverly.org.
