Lowe's gets tax break to destruct

This is old news but still unbelievable.


Lowe's gets initial ok from Salem City Council to receive a tax break of $125,000?...  to: 
take out other businesses like Home Depot and local lumber shops,
(build in the woods and wetlands,)
leaving other big box stores empty in the end.


"Councilors had to approve a zoning change earlier this year in order to pave the way for the Lowe's/Walmart project."


       (Yet when the Salem Zoning was revised last year, it did not include the latest state zoning data from Mass GIS, which would of created more zoning restrictions!  
See posts 1. Wetlands and 2. Open Space for some areas of the Mass GIS data.)


"How much better off are we?" ~ said Councilor-at-large Steve Pinto...

http://www.salemnews.com/local/x546349801/Lowes-project-clears-hurdle

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