Walmart East Patchogue plan draws debate
Photo credit: Newsday/Jessica Rotkiewicz | Residents show their support or non support for a proposed Walmart plan in East Patchogue, during a hearing at Brookhaven Town Hall in Farmingville. (Jan. 9, 2012)
A planned 98,000-square-foot East Patchogue Walmart has divided residents who believe the big box store would bring jobs and commerce from those who fear it would cripple traffic and the local economy.
That was the message about 350 people sent Brookhaven's planning board Monday during an emotional public hearing about the proposed store.
A vote on the proposal will not happen until...
