Vallejo, CA (June 4, 2008) - The grassroots group, Vallejoans for Responsible Growth, has pressured Wal-Mart in to dropping its plans for a 206,000-square-foot supercenter.

The group has been actively opposing the project since it was first proposed in 2004. In fall of 2006, Wal-Mart finally received permission from the city to conduct an environmental impact review. However, after months of silence Wal-Mart withdrew its application in the face of assured opposition. With the project's white flag, a Wal-Mart spokesperson echoed the retailer's fatigue from the long delays: "current growth plans, coupled with the increased costs since the project was first proposed in 2004, have made the project infeasible at this time." The 206,000-square-foot supercenter was to sit on top of a 173,000-square-foot parking complex.

Vallejoans for Responsible Growth was a constant presence at meetings, hearings, and in op-ed's, warning community members of the damaging effects the project would have on Vallejo's existing businesses and the adjacent White Slough marsh.

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