Quick Facts

Quick Facts and Concerns About This Proposal:

1. It is a Wal-Mart Supercenter to be open 24 hours, 7 days per week.
2. It is NOT a done deal. Engineering and traffic studies have yet to commence.
3. Included four (4) 2-acre lots for other store development.
4. Traffic – Can North Whitehall Township and surrounding communities support the extra volume of traffic for this development? A superstore can generate up to 10,000 car trips per day-more on Saturdays. Traffic Estimate
5. Big-box stores take business away from small local merchants!
6. Increase in emergency services required: Police, Fire, EMS.
7. Increased crime.