| UPDATE: Kohl's Withdraws Application for Store at Point Isabel |
Kohl's has withdrawn its application for City Council approval, citing the general state of the economy. According to the developer, Oliver & Company, the company's revised sale projections do not justify the construction of a store at that site. Hopefully, the strong opposition from the community had something to do with it as well. Thanks to those who wrote e-mails and letters and showed up at the previous city meetings. This action means we do not need to show up at the Richmond City Council meeting on Feb. 17 after all. However, it's possible that the developer will try to have the area rezoned at a later date with a different tenant, so we need to remain vigilant. Word has it that a draft of Richmond's new General Plan will be available in a month. If it calls for any rezoning at Point Isabel, we'll need to send comments to City Hall. Watch for updates from PIDO (click on the Join Our Mailing List button at lower right if you're not already on our list; we won't share your information) and check our Web site (pido.org). |
Sunday, February 8, 2009
KOHL'S Withdraws from Point Isabel!
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Kohl's is trying to expand too quickly. They are in the process of trying to open 500 new stores in a five-year period, which really isn't reasonable given the state of the economy.
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