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By: JC on 11/5/07
Just say NO to rezoing of the property on South Church Street. Traffic on South Church Street is already unbearable. The current traffic counts on South Church at Savannah Ridge is nearly 33,000 vehicles. Move up to I-24 and the count soars to almost 50,000 -- the highest number in Murfreesboro. The current widening of South Church is long overdue for the existing traffic. Add a Wal-Mart super store and it will only be worse. The traffic count by the Wal-Mart on South Rutherford is only about 20,000 in comparison. We can't take any more traffic on South Church!
Just say NO to rezoing of the property on South Church Street. Traffic on South Church Street is already unbearable. The current traffic counts on South Church at Savannah Ridge is nearly 33,000 vehicles. Move up to I-24 and the count soars to almost 50,000 -- the highest number in Murfreesboro. The current widening of South Church is long overdue for the existing traffic. Add a Wal-Mart super store and it will only be worse. The traffic count by the Wal-Mart on South Rutherford is only about 20,000 in comparison. We can't take any more traffic on South Church!
By: Flo on 11/6/07
I totally agree with JC! Who knew I would choose to live in the area with the highest count in Murfreesboro. Goodness ~ I thought I was going out to the 'country' when I chose to live off County Farm Road. I was not planning to have a 30 minute drive to travel 3 miles to I-24!
I totally agree with JC! Who knew I would choose to live in the area with the highest count in Murfreesboro. Goodness ~ I thought I was going out to the 'country' when I chose to live off County Farm Road. I was not planning to have a 30 minute drive to travel 3 miles to I-24!
By: DMW37128 on 11/6/07
Plan ahead> plan add-a-lot
Plan ahead> plan add-a-lot
By: GPS on 11/6/07
the condo/ retail space on west main will be great for downtown.
on the other hand, another wal-mart anywhere in this county should not be tolerated.
the condo/ retail space on west main will be great for downtown.
on the other hand, another wal-mart anywhere in this county should not be tolerated.
By: KeptMan on 11/7/07
that's right. wouldn't want another wal-mart (substitute any other big-box retail name here) in town now would we? after all, they provide those pesky things called, uh, wait, it will come to me...it's called, oh yeah, J-O-B-S. we wouldn't want that now would we? can't have too many people employed right?
that's right. wouldn't want another wal-mart (substitute any other big-box retail name here) in town now would we? after all, they provide those pesky things called, uh, wait, it will come to me...it's called, oh yeah, J-O-B-S. we wouldn't want that now would we? can't have too many people employed right?
By: JC on 11/7/07
The average two-person family (one parent and one child) needed $27,948 to meet basic needs in 2005, well above what Wal-Mart reports that its average full-time associate earns. Wal-Mart claimed that its average associate earned $9.68 an hour in 2005. That would make the average associate's annual wages $17,114. It may be a job...but not a high paying job.
The average two-person family (one parent and one child) needed $27,948 to meet basic needs in 2005, well above what Wal-Mart reports that its average full-time associate earns. Wal-Mart claimed that its average associate earned $9.68 an hour in 2005. That would make the average associate's annual wages $17,114. It may be a job...but not a high paying job.
By: on 11/8/07
go ahead like fl. put asphalt& concrete everywhere, when full go as high as can was there 2 years qago never goig back again,i grew up there could fire a gun anytime. now fools pass law can not except at dove shoot. i , my pilot& radio operator would not have been alive when ww2c europe ended if i had not been good with gun reid thomson
go ahead like fl. put asphalt& concrete everywhere, when full go as high as can was there 2 years qago never goig back again,i grew up there could fire a gun anytime. now fools pass law can not except at dove shoot. i , my pilot& radio operator would not have been alive when ww2c europe ended if i had not been good with gun reid thomson
By: etech30 on 11/8/07
KeptMan-It's not the amount of jobs so much I think as the quality of jobs. I am one of many who commute to Nashville for that very reason. You can have a town full of minimum wage jobs. Not that M'boro is at that point, but could be. Not everybody can work in retail-someone has to be a customer who can buy what someone is selling in the first place. In other words, there needs to be variety.
KeptMan-It's not the amount of jobs so much I think as the quality of jobs. I am one of many who commute to Nashville for that very reason. You can have a town full of minimum wage jobs. Not that M'boro is at that point, but could be. Not everybody can work in retail-someone has to be a customer who can buy what someone is selling in the first place. In other words, there needs to be variety.
By: KeptMan on 11/8/07
etch, variety is good. and not everyone belongs in retail for other reasons too. quality of jobs is something I do agree with you on. Murfreesboro could use more jobs like Nashville provides.
etch, variety is good. and not everyone belongs in retail for other reasons too. quality of jobs is something I do agree with you on. Murfreesboro could use more jobs like Nashville provides.
By: formermtnmama on 11/19/07
Someone please tell me what the up-side of another Wal-Mart in Murfreesboro is. The area doesn't need one - Bedford County Wal-Mart is just 15 minutes away. We must think about our neighborhoods and the retail business there. Do we want a Wal-mart paying low wages to give you low prices on cheap products that weren't made in the USA? It is not always about jobs - because in most states, including Tennessee, workers at Wal-Mart enroll their children is state health plans and are an actual cost to the community. I am interested in hearing directly from those in opposition. Thanks.
Someone please tell me what the up-side of another Wal-Mart in Murfreesboro is. The area doesn't need one - Bedford County Wal-Mart is just 15 minutes away. We must think about our neighborhoods and the retail business there. Do we want a Wal-mart paying low wages to give you low prices on cheap products that weren't made in the USA? It is not always about jobs - because in most states, including Tennessee, workers at Wal-Mart enroll their children is state health plans and are an actual cost to the community. I am interested in hearing directly from those in opposition. Thanks.
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