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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think what the area really needs is a walmart. That would be perfect for the space. Preferably one with a McDonald's inside. I am planning on writing my congressperson shortly about this. [/quote]

That's actually a really good idea. There isn't a Walmart anywhere in MoCo except for way up in Germantown. That's like going to Frederick it's so far away.

A smaller urban size Walmart like they have in DC would be perfect. I'd go to the DC Walmarts, but with the exception of the one downtown on H street, the rest are in sketchy as hell ghetto locations like Georgia Ave or Riggs Rd. Uh, no thanks, I don't need some hoodrat robbing me on the way to my car.

A McDonalds would be good, too. No fast food anywhere in downtown Bethesda. That would be great.

I don't know if Jamie Raskin has any pull though.  I'm gonna call him tomorrow though. [/quote]

MoCo doesn't like Wal-Mart and the big stores like that downcounty. I believe they ran Costco out of Wheaton.

Also, Wal-Mart's business model is based on low rent, large stores. That's the most expensive part of Bethesda, and goes for close to $100/sq/ft compared to $30 sq/ft in "old Bethesda" a mile up Woodmont Avenue.[/quote]

When you clearly have no idea what you are talking about, maybe you should stfu?[/quote]

"Wal-Mart has scuttled plans for a store in Montgomery County's Aspen Hill neighborhood, citing uncertainty about the length of the county’s development-approval process."

"Some opponents, including county unions, pointed to the potential impact the store would have on other Aspen Hill businesses, including a Giant supermarket with unionized workers. Other critics, including some members of the Montgomery County Council, took exception to Wal-Mart’s labor practices, citing low wages that place many employees with families below the poverty line."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/wal-mart-drops-plans-to-build-store-in-aspen-hill-citing-montgomery-zoning-delay/2014/08/13/965fc454-22f7-11e4-8593-da634b334390_story.html?utm_term=.c0b228305bde[/quote]

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