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Article: Your comments: Readers sharply divided over Kanawha City Wal-Mart

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July 9, 1998
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On Wednesday, Gazette readers were asked their opinion on the latest proposal to build a Wal-Mart on the site of the Owens Industrial Park in Kanawha City. Here are some of the comments received:

I live on 58th street and want Wal-Mart and other developments in Kanawha City. What do city officials propose to do about the industrial waste that this site contains? I say let big business like Wal-Mart clean it up instead of my tax dollars. Ask Kanawha City First if they want their kids playing soccer on top of West Virginia's version of Love Canal. Let Wal-Mart develop the site, and the residents will reap the benefits of increased tax revenue. Industry like the original Owens building doesn't ...

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