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What would Wal-Mart do to our town?

What would it be like if a Wal-Mart were to come to Sartell? What would be the economic impacts upon such a thing. I thought it would be interesting to reflect upon this because as Sartell continues to grow it's a very real possibility. I first believe that Wal-Mart would be hurtful to Sartell because of it's commercialism growth stage that we are currently in right now. We are seeing an increase in the number of businesses and office space like crazy. A Super Wal-Mart would only damage this strong business growth that we have right now. It would also damage the idea of a downtown Sartell because this is going to be an area of smaller shops, which Wal-Mart is famous for wiping out. I think it would create good jobs, but it wouldn't really be beneficial in providing a lot of diversity of places to shop. Wal-Mart has shown amazing power in its efforts to make itself known throughout the nation. It's bringing goods and some services to small rural areas that have not yet been urbanized. To these cities it is bringing them the world all in one store. I personally believe that a Wal-Mart is good in some areas such as these rural smaller areas because it draws people from many areas together and can really build a place up, but when Sartell is experiencing growth in all aspects, it is the last thing we need.

posted by Kevin Hurd @ 3/05/2006 07:35:00 PM