Issue date: 2/22/07 Section: News

Media Credit: Steve Berry/Alestle The Glen Carbon Wal-Mart may becme a Supercenter.

A Wal-Mart Supercenter may be in store for Glen Carbon.

A meeting about the site plan was scheduled for Tuesday; however, the meeting was canceled because quorum was not met.

According to J. Hagerty, a quorum member, the members are all citizens of Glen Carbon who have been appointed by the mayor. Hagerty said the members had other commitments.

This was not the first time the meeting was canceled.

Skip Sponeman, store manager of the Glen Carbon Wal-Mart, said this is the second time that the meeting has been called off.

Sponeman said Wal-Mart is in need of an upgrade. It has been 10 years since the store has been updated and Sponeman said he fears Wal-Mart customers will decide there are better places to shop if it is not up to par.

"The consumer chooses where to shop," Sponeman said.

A group of concerned citizens in Glen Carbon has organized to protest the possible expansion.

However, sophomore Robbi Browning said she is not very concerned about Wal-Mart being an all-in-one store.

"I would just like it if it's open all the time," Browning said.

In addition, Browning said the expansion would open up employment.

"More jobs would be nice," Browning said.

The next meeting concerning the site plan review, which includes the parking lot expansion, will be Tuesday, March 6, at the Village of Glen Carbon Hall.

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