Comments on: Wilsonville gives cold shoulder to Cabela’s

By: Nate

Nate — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 19:22:56 +0000

Well put Nina!

By: Nina M

Nina M — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 04:48:10 +0000

Some of the commenters here should read the book Big Box Swindle and some other literature produced by several state universites across the country since 2001. The lesson learned in all of this literature concludes that big box retailers do not pay their way when a City allows them to develop. A big box is a net drain to a local economy because it hurt other competing commercial business, it consumes tax revenue for traffic/road problems and other support systems, and provides minimum wage jobs only compared to other industry producers. Also, in a down economy risks are high when a big box closes its doors and leaves a Big Vacant building behind. Please be informed people before posting an emotional comment. Thanks.

By: Abe V

Abe V — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 04:08:38 +0000

Yes, more big boxes for Wilsonville in order to destroy the success of all of the Small Business owners! Why is it that local economists and MOST business owners agree that another Big Box retailer (on top of 4 already) will hurt the economy of a small town more than it will help. Too many uninformed citizens on this website with perhaps personal agendas or vendettas against those now if office or those in the City staff leadership. Read some recent books about Smart Urban Planning and Big Box retail outlets by doing a quick google search.

By: Derek

Derek — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 23:30:44 +0000

I am surprised by the some residents short sited view of development in order to gain a few minimum wage jobs. Do you really think that a majority of people who are employed by this “big box” development will reside in the City of Wilsonville? Let’s not head down the road of being a Truck Stop gimmick and embrace what our quaint little town has become. Don’t sell out and don’t undercut our standard of living.

By: Evan

Evan — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:40:31 +0000

I worked in Wilsonville in the early 1990s, after Incredible Universe but before all the retail and car dealers at the north end of town. Wilsonville Road was a mess then. They added a lot of capacity and it got better…for a while. Then as more development occurred, it went back to heavy traffic again.
This is what is happening on the north side, and will continue to happen as more development occurs there. New development creates new traffic; a regional retail destination will create traffic from three sources: 1) employees; 2) freight/deliveries; and 3) customers who may live as far away as Vancouver and Salem. Each of the 300+/- employees will create two unique trips (four if they leave for lunch); each delivery will create two trips; and each customer will create two trips. Of course, if those people stay in Wilsonville and buy more goods and services, it’s good for the local economy but also creates more traffic.
If the City has an adopted Transportation System Plan (TSP) and Interchange Area Master Plan (IAMP) for the north exit, it should be able to reasonably predict what impact(s) the proposed Cabela’s would have, and where. If all adopted documents are followed, and they show that the interchange or other local streets cannot handle the additional traffic, the City has two choices: 1) Deny the proposed development based on traffic impacts; or 2) put the developer on the hook for transportation improvements to mitigate the impacts. I’ll bet there are a lot of numbers in that mitigation cost. It would appear that the City has chosen Door Number 1. If local taxpayers want to foot the bill to pay for that mitigation, the money’s got to come from somewhere.

By: Manda

Manda — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:18:44 +0000

Isn't this crazy?? And it isn't the first time a company has tried to develop that property and not been able to.... read this article from the Wilsonville Spokesman: http://wilsonvillespokesman.com/news/2010/September/13/Top.stories/cabelas.has.interest.in.wilsonville/news.aspx.

By: wayne

wayne — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 20:59:11 +0000

Liberalism at its finest. Dems hate corporations that give create jobs…

By: wayne

wayne — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 20:56:50 +0000

fire the mayor and the city council…. This is liberalism at its finest moment…

By: Bad Man

Bad Man — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 19:24:48 +0000

Unbelievable! What a sorry, head-in-the-sand decision by these economically illiterate idiots. Sounds like a good time to remove the people making this decision and let them experience what unemployment is all about.

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