Sam-I-Sham: Neighbors Are Up in Arms About the Incoming Store

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This is getting interesting. Residents in the near-East Dallas corridor are quite peeved about the recently announced Trammell Crow Co. development called East Village, which will feature big-boxer Sam's Club plus other smaller tenants. A group held a grass-roots meeting last night, reports Teresa Gubbins with CultureMap Dallas, and is presently sitting in on a meeting of The City Planning Commission. Opponents fear that the store will "destroy the character [of the neighborhood] and increase traffic and crime." More to come, we are sure.
· Neighbors Mobilize Quickly to Stop Sam's Club in Historic East Dallas [CultureMap Dallas]