Last Updated: Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Solutions Sought On New Walmart

Tampa Tribune (Florida)
January 21, 2009

Jan. 21--GANDY/SUN BAY SOUTH -- About 70 residents came to the Gandy/Sun Bay South civic center Thursday with grievances in mind but left 90 minutes later with solutions in hand.

Their main concern was about what they are sure will be a problem: cut-through traffic from a Walmart Super Store just days away from the launch of its construction at the southwest corner of Gandy Boulevard and Lois Avenue.

"It's frustrating for this neighborhood, and it's going to get continually worse," said Mildred McFadden, who since 1960 has lived on Pearl Avenue, a stretch between Lois Avenue and Dale Mabry Highway that has become a favorite cut-through for drivers avoiding Gandy Boulevard. Read more