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No settlement in lawsuit, company says sign, website removal unrelated

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:26:14 PDT

There have been several inquires as to what happened to the Walmart sign on the proposed site on Tucker Road. Also missing is the Tehachapi dedicated web site.

Local group sues: Tehachapi First claims Walmart EIR violated CEQA guidelines

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 13:20:59 PDT

Tehachapi First, a local, organization which grew out of opposition to a proposed Walmart store, reported on Friday, June 17, that is has filed a lawsuit challenging the City of Tehachapi’s May 19 approval of a 165,000 square-foot superstore on Tucker Road.

City Council approves Walmart

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 10:52:14 PDT

In the span of eight minutes on May 19, the Tehachapi City Council recorded three votes that cleared the way for the Wal-Mart Corp. to build a 165,000-square-foot Walmart Supercenter here.

By 5-0 voice votes, the council:
• Denied the appeal of the Tehachapi Planning Commission’s 4-1 approval of the project on Jan. 31;
• Accepted the project’s Environmental Impact Report and adopted the statement of overriding consideration; and
• Upheld the Planning Commission’s approval of the project with an additional requirement that Walmart indemnify the city in case of challenges to the EIR.

City sets Walmart hearing date

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 11:06:56 PDT

On May 19, the Tehachapi City Council will continue the public hearing it started on March 28 to address an appeal of the Planning Commission’s approval of a Walmart Supercenter in Tehachapi.

The hearing is set to begin at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 19, in the Tehachapi High School Gymnasium, 801 S. Dennison Road.

City sets date for continued Walmart hearing

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 11:08:15 PDT

On May 19, the Tehachapi City Council will finish the public hearing it started on March 28 on an appeal of the Planning Commission’s vote to approve the construction of a Walmart Supercenter in Tehachapi.

The continued hearing will be May 19, 2011, at 6 p.m. at the Tehachapi High School Gymnasium, 801 South Dennison Road.

Walmart: City, consultants still working on response to EIR challenge

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 11:09:56 PDT

The Tehachapi Department of Planning and Community Development staff and consultants are compiling responses to an attorney’s challenge to the construction of a Walmart in Tehachapi.

City staff and the Environmental Impact Report consultants carried out a conference call April 14 to discuss their progress, reported Community Development Director David James.

Walmart decision delayed

Thu, 12 May 2011 08:02:06 PDT

A Southern California attorney brought Tehachapi’s up-or-down decision on Walmart to a halt March 28.

Walmart debate continues

Thu, 12 May 2011 07:58:57 PDT

I wrote some weeks ago some of my thoughts about Walmart and Tehachapi’s ever-changing commercial landscape.

Last-minute objections based on greenhouse gases

Thu, 12 May 2011 07:57:39 PDT

The documents from attorney Cory Briggs that appeared at Tehachapi City Hall the day of the March 28 Walmart hearing contained a cover letter and seven pages of attachments consisting of “Reasons for Denying Project” and an index of exhibit items on the accompanying computer disk.

Council delays Walmart decision

Thu, 12 May 2011 07:52:17 PDT

A nearly four-hour meeting of the Tehachapi City Council on Monday night, March 28, ended without a vote on the controversial Walmart project.

Walmart appeal hearing set

Thu, 12 May 2011 07:49:28 PDT

The city of Tehachapi has booked the Tehachapi High School gymnasium for public hearing to be held at 6 p.m. on Monday, March 28, concerning an appeal challenging the city Planning Commission’s 4-1 approval of a new Walmart.

Walmart debate continuing online

Thu, 12 May 2011 07:46:18 PDT

The debate over the proposed Walmart Supercenter is continuing in the letters to the editor column and online as opponents wait for news of when their appeal of the Planning Commission’s approval of the project will be heard by the Tehachapi City Council.

Appeal bumps Walmart up to Council

Thu, 26 May 2011 14:06:35 PDT

Opponents of a Walmart Supercenter in Tehachapi have kept their mission alive with funds from local businessman Henry Schaeffer, who has appealed the Planning Commission's 4-1 approval of the project on Jan. 31.

Commission approves Walmart, 4-1; opponents vow to keep fighting

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:07:30 PDT

Updated meeting report: The Tehachapi Planning Commission gave the green light to the construction of a 165,000-square-foot Walmart Supercenter Monday night, Jan. 31, in what long-time staffers said may have been the largest turnout for a city hearing in history.

Commission continues Walmart hearing

Thu, 12 May 2011 07:35:42 PDT

The Tehachapi Planning Commission, at its Jan. 10 meeting, delayed taking final action on Walmart's application to build a Supercenter on Tucker Road until Jan. 31 to enable all who wish to speak to have their say.