[Winona] Re: Wal Mart Saga

[terri hyle]

[Winona Online Democracy]

This is my second attempt to send this, so if it is a double post, I 
apologize.

Thinking down the road a few years, suppose that Wal Mart comes into town 
and is very successful, and in the process, we lose such businesses as Econo 
Foods, Shopko, KMart, maybe even a couple of other grocery stores.  Although 
I couldn't afford the $35 fee to hear Ken Stone speak, I believe that is 
what he thought would likely happen.    If it does, and we lose those 
businesses in Winona, what will competition in Winona look like then?  Who 
will compete against Wal Mart?

And, if Wal Mart is not successful in Winona (and it does fail in some other 
cities, including Laramie, Wyoming, a city many ways similar to Winona), 
what will Winona look like then?  What businesses, including groceries will 
still be in town?

I honestly do not know the answer to this question, but why did HyVee chose 
to locate along the highway, near to the west end of town instead of near 
Target?  Did they ever attempt to purchase land in that prime east end 
location?  If not, why?

I don't know if the Garvin Heights overlook is open right now, but if it is, 
I invite everyone to go up and look over the city.  Whenever my family has 
visitors, from other parts of the US or from all over the world, we always 
go to Garvin Heights and show off the view.  The unanimous verdict is and 
enthusiastic and awed "Wow"".  Early this past fall, we took a visitor to 
Garvin Heights again, with the same expression uttered.  I noticed ow 
prominent the new WSU apartments are on the Winona landscape from Garvin 
Heights.  How will our view look when we have a 213,000 sq. foot big box, 
surrounded by acres of asphalt (nicely landscaped as it may be) on the east 
end?  Will it be worth the nickle a package we save on Hamburger Helper or 
Fruit of the Looms?  It won't for me.

I think that it is the responsibility of city government to look at what is 
best for the city of Winona, both in the short and in the long term.  In my 
opinion, Wal Mart does not offer more to the city in either the long or 
short term.

Terri Hyle

Terri Hyle

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