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Wal-Mart Zoning Plan in Deltona, Fla., Sidesteps Critics.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, June, 2004

By Errin Haines, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jun. 18--DELTONA, Fla. -- Critics of a proposed Wal-Mart Supercenter in Deltona were conspicuously absent as officials moved forward with plans to put the 200,000-square-foot store on the city's eastern edge.

The project, roughly 6 months old and its end still several months away, met opposition early from preservationists who were concerned about its potential effects on the environment and the area's rural charm. Still, commissioners unanimously voted to annex the final parcel of the proposed site in April.

The latest step in the process came Wednesday, when the Planning and Zoning Board recommended 5-0 a rezoning request for a 41-acre parcel on the...

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