Cedar Mill
Wal-Mart?

The Wal-Mart issue

On February 8, Wal-Mart announced that they will be leasing land from the Peterkort family at the southwest corner of Cedar Hills Boulevard and Barnes Road to build an approximately 160,000 sq. ft. store. (This came one day after Beaverton officially took possession of the area after their annexation.)

This has stirred a great deal of controversy in the area. An organization called "Save Cedar Mill" has formed in opposition to the store at this site. They have a website with informative links at savecedarmill.com

The Cedar Mill Business Association invited Wal-Mart and Save Cedar Mill to come to our March meeting to let us learn more about the issue. Wal-Mart declined to attend but did agree to answer questions submitted by our members. These questions and answers are available here.

The Business Association decided at their March 15 meeting to poll the entire membership as to whether we wish to support or oppose the siting of the store in our community. It was decided by the membership not to take a stand on the siting.

The City of Beaverton has posted information about the issue on their website here. Wal-Mart has a page about the store, although they seem to think it's in Cedar Hills.