Eastvale: Walmart Project Delayed
By Michael Armijo
The Eastvale Walmart, slated for the south east corner of Limonite and Archibald, has been delayed due to electrical towers that need to be moved prior to the project start, according to the city of Eastvale. This has delayed the open date of 2014, which was projected early last year.
The project, which was proposed in 2011 by Walmart, will be a 24-hour Super Walmart around 177k square feet, and improvements will be made to area roads for accessibility. Other tenants will occupy the location with Walmart being the only large anchor store. The building will be a ‘Green Store,’ a part of their environmental plan to boost energy efficiency, cut down on waste, and reduce greenhouse gases tied to global warming, which will be considered a nationwide ‘pilot store’.
Walmart is working on with Edison to move the electrical towers that scour the 40-acre property. Until the modifications are approved, planning work on the property, which borders the cities of Ontario and Chino, will be stalled until the approvals to move the towers are ok’d by Edison. Two of the towers, which are close to each of the roadways of Archibald and Limonite, create a liability issue, according to online reports. Moving the estimated 120-foot towers would cost about $1 million, the report said.
The widening of Limonite and Archibald, part of the plan to accommodate the higher amount of already congested traffic, affects the proximity of the towers to the street. Concrete barriers around the towers were also an option, according to the same report. If Edison approves the recommendation, work would begin immediately.
“Walmart purchased the property and they came to the City of Eastvale and asked for an application to build,” said Eastvale’s City Manager Carol Jacobs in an earlier article by Eastvale News. “So this was all initiated by Walmart.
Some cities make it an effort to try to draw Walmart to them, and after that initial contact, Walmart usually ask the city for money to help build the store, with the promise of sales tax revenue in return. According to city officials, Walmart has not asked for anything and the city has not offered anything for locating to the city. Walmart owns the property.
“This could bring over $1 million in sales tax revenue to the city,” said Mayor Bootsma early last year. “Residents will have an opportunity to review plans and offer opinions at City Council meetings before the project breaks ground.”
Though Walmart and Sam’s Club regularly build in close proximity of each other, Jacobs says this location will be strictly a Walmart.
Note: Is it ‘Wal-Mart’ or ‘Walmart’? According to CNBC.com, the legal name is ‘Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.’ but when you refer to just the store, the proper spelling is ‘Walmart’ as in “Jane loves shopping at Walmart.”
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