A Manchester neighborhood's fight over a proposed Walmart Supercenter continued tonight. Dozens of passionate homeowners showed up once again to voice their concerns over the plan.
The Manchester Planning Board is considering how to handle all the traffic a potential Supercenter would bring. Thursday night was their second public hearing over the 188,000-square-foot store proposal.
Walmart hopes to build a new Supercenter on Gold Street, just off South Willow where an abandoned warehouse now sits.
Walmart's ideas including putting in a bypass, additional left-hand turn lanes, or even a traffic light. Many at the meeting don't think those measures do enough.
A lot of homeowners seem to favor an idea of closing down at least one residential street in the area to traffic. But nearby business owners say that would cause trouble for their customers.
The planning board says it will take all comments and recommendations into consideration.