At the corner of 7 highway and Johnson Drive

As if they don't have enough stores, Wal-Mart wants to put in a store in Shawnee, KS at the intersection of K-7 and Johnson Drive. I pass through this intersection every time I go to MS and PS' house. The proposed Wal-Mart would be built next to some high-priced housing and would probably decimate the traffic patterns there until the city can renovate the intersection there. MS and PS have stated they don't want a new Wal-Mart there. They are perfectly satisfied with the Wal-Mart 5 miles away on Shawnee Mission Parkway. MS and neighbors H and L attended a meeting of people clearly against the building of Wal-Mart.
My perspective is Wal-Mart wants to develop all possible markets even if it means building a store on every city block. I think it boils down to simple greed with executives and city officials and I won't be a bit surprised if we hear more about this controversial situation on the local media. I can definitely understand why some people don't have a smiley face in Shawnee.