11:30 am: Liberty Wal-Mart faces new hurdle
Tribune ChronicleLIBERTY -- Wal-Mart officials are downplaying a disagreement that could temporarily delay the construction of the proposed store in Liberty Plaza on state Route 193.
Wal-Mart altered a water tap agreement sent to it by Youngstown city officials that would have required the giant discount store chain to, among other things, have 25 percent of its Liberty workforce to be Youngstown residents.
In addition, according to Youngstown Mayor Jay Williams, the store chain took out a portion of the contract that said it would be responsible for water costs during construction, as well as a portion that indicates the work on the project would be subject to inspection.
``If it (the Liberty Wal-Mart) has been delayed it is because of the incompetence of someone in Liberty or someone out of Wal-Mart,' Williams said during a hearing a the Chevy Center Tuesday night. ``All Wal-Mart had to do was fill out the water tap application. This is the same application that has been in use for almost 20 years. We have not changed it. We have not modified it.'
Wal-Mart official Jason Whetzel said Wednesday it is not unusual for two sides in contract negotiations to clarify various issues in respect to the agreement.
``We are working to resolve any outstanding issues,' Whetzel said. "This project is going to create jobs in Liberty township, in Youngstown, and throughout the Mahoning Valley.'
However, Whetzel added, that in its hiring the store chain will be seeking "...the best qualified employees to serve our customers."
Whetzel would not discuss specific issues dealing with the contract language.
The company is still taking bids for the construction project.
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Dschweck
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08-20-08 8:41 PM
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Oldmanslick;The word is'Mayor'.What is a Maytor?Now what were you saying about folks reading and writting?How does it feel to be one of the 'Unqualified' Walmart applicants?You are fraking too much fun!
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Sickofstupidity
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08-20-08 8:28 PM
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As an employee of Walmart I feel Mayor Williams should take his demand for 25% and stick it where the sun doesnt shine. In the store where I work we have alot of "employees" from Youngstown that are the laziest group of people I have ever had to work with and they are being terminated daily. Walmart may hire them, but when they prove that they are pretty much useless in the work field they do get terminated. So whats next? Demand that we hire them AND let them stay on even though they dont work? How about teaching the people from Ytown some work ethics? ie: Come to work when you are scheduled and an even better thing to learn? actually DO SOME WORK. Not walk around doing nothing or talking on your cell phone and have the nerve to be "Shocked" when you are reprimanded or terminated. Yes, Ytown is impovished but the world owes you nothing people.
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OldManGrump2
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08-20-08 6:49 PM
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Maytor Jay once again damages the Mahoning Valley by demanding 25% of the employees come from Youngstown? There aren't that many who can read and write that live in the city of Youngstown who would qualify for Walmart employment.
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CURLEY
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08-20-08 6:49 PM
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If their not going to hire the 25% from y-town, they can get their water somewhere else.
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TaxMan
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08-20-08 4:39 PM
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Just a small delay in the mass sale of Chinese goods. They'll get it worked out as soon as the application is drawn up in a foreign language so everyone can understand it.
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Billdog
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08-20-08 2:24 PM
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Williams is a joke. He has tried to get other communities to support Ytown from the beginning of him becoming mayor. I thought he would be good for Ytown. I guess he is just another polition looking out for his own self interest. It isn't the townships responsability to carry Ytown. People move to the townships to get away from all that crap.
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weareourworstenemy
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08-20-08 1:38 PM
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Why doesn't Mr. Williams offer them a location DOWNTOWN???? We need to channel traffic to the epicenter of our community. This would increase revenues for the restaurants and make people realize that downtown should be filled with shop...Currently you can't buy a*****thing downtown...I used to work there and couldn't find anything to buy people from Christmas...that's insane!
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moonbeam
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08-20-08 1:36 PM
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Just what we all need..more Liberty/Wal-Mart drama...
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virutalia
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08-20-08 11:57 AM
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Go ask the body shop guy on Youngstown road to help out on this one.
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