They are Building a Wal-Mart on My Street: Mayor Parker Won an Award

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Mayor Parker Won an Award

Mayor Parker won an award for local climate protection. The award was given by the US Conference of Mayors and Walmart. Here is a copy of the text of the statement:

Baltimore, MD – Houston, TX Mayor Annise Parker and Evanston, IL Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl have been selected as the nation’s top winners in the 2011 Mayors’ Climate Protection Awards, an initiative sponsored by The U.S. Conference of Mayors and Walmart.

Yes, that says 'and Walmart.' So, the mayor's office works with the developers to allow Walmart to build a monstrosity of a big box store in the middle of my residential neighborhood, and the mayor gets an award.

Awesome.

**Backup of the Award Information, in case the above link gets taken down ... http://usmayors.org/79thAnnualMeeting/documents/BestPractices2011ClimateAwardWinners.pdf.**

2 comments:

AnonymousJuly 12, 2011 at 10:43 AM
The first Super Center inside the loop is going to be in the Houston's East End.

http://swamplot.com/surprise-walmart-buying-land-next-to-idylwood-for-houstons-first-inner-loop-supercenter/2011-01-31/
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AnonymousJuly 18, 2011 at 8:28 AM
Corruption. Just blatant pay to play.
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What this Blog is About

In early July, 2010, news broke that Wal-Mart is targeting the now vacant former industrial lot of Trinity Industries, an old Steel Mill long since closed, and torn down roughly 2.5 years ago. This lot is located in Houston's West End, on the corner of Yale and Koehler street, bordered by Bonner St. on the West, and RR Tracks to the south.

The West End is a redeveloping neighborhood, with a heavy mixture of recent and new construction patio and townhomes, next to some mid century pier and beam construction. Most older construction homes have fallen into disrepair, and the neighborhood has become a targeted area for younger singles, couples, and some families to relocate close to Downtown, and with a central location close to the heart of the city.

The proposed WalMart would be a 24 hour supercenter, roughly 155K square feet, and large enough to attract and affect neighborhoods for roughly a 5 mile + radius, which includes Rice Military, The Heights, and the greater portion of Super Neighborhood 22 and Super Neighborhood 15.

This Blog is dedicated to all information regarding the development, in the hopes to find a resolution to a positive growth for the area.