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Judge to determine Walmart case in Orange

An Orange County Circuit Court judge heard preliminary arguments earlier this month from national groups and local residents who oppose the planned 240,000-square-foot commercial development featuring a new Walmart on the Wilderness Battlefield in Orange.

The public meeting was held on Feb. 3.

Representatives from the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Friends of Wilderness Battlefield and Orange residents are challenging the Orange County Board of Supervisors’ decision to approve the supercenter near a historic battleground....
Read entire article at Stafford County Sun (VA)