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Decision on proposed Wal-Mart Supercenter in Pullman not expected anytime soon

December 19, 2007, 11:38 am

Pullman Alliance for Responsible Development attorney Dave Bricklin said it could take three to six months before a decision is rendered by the Division III Court of Appeals regarding Wal-Mart's plans to build a super center in Pullman.

Bricklin and an attorney for Wal-Mart presented their oral arguments before a panel of three judges in Spokane on Wednesday.

PARD spokesman T.V. Reed said he's glad to once again have the process moving forward.

"All we can do is wait," Reed said. "We'd like to win and get this over with."

Wal-Mart attorney Chuck Madull declined comment after presenting his oral arguments.

Wal-Mart announced plans to build a store on Bishop Boulevard in October 2004. PARD appealed the city's approval of the retail corporation's environmental checklist and site plan.

The group's appeal was dismissed in October 2005 when Whitman County Superior Court Judge David Frazier considered the arguments of attorneys for Wal-Mart, the city and PARD on issues such as traffic and the proposed store's effect on the local economy.

PARD then decided to take the case to the Division III Court of Appeals.

For updates on this story, see Thursday's edition of the Moscow-Pullman Daily News.

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