Merced Sitefight

	The Porterville distribution center's runoff floods nearby residents.

WARN has callaborated with the Merced Alliance for Responsible Growth to fight a proposed Wal-Mart Distribution Center in Merced, CA. If erected the center would be an environmental and public health nightmare. Merced is in the San Joaqin Valley in which much of California's pollution just sits. Merced has the 6th highest levels of ozone pollution of all cities in the US and asthma among children has risen by 200% from increased pollution sources throughout the state. A Wal-Mart Distribution Center with an estimated 900 trucks coming through, and an additional 2,100 car trips to and from the site a day will further exacerbate these problems. Moreover, the proposed site at 1.1 million square feet or 24 football fields would be within a one mile radius of five schools, the closest one, Pioneer Elementary, is only 4 blocks away! Additional environmental concerns include the cutting down of 11,000 Almond trees, and the polluting effects of water runoff on the surrounding area.

PROPOSAL STATUS

The city is waiting for the environmental impact report being conducted by a private consultant. FEMA has already deemed the site a flood zone.

THE FIGHT

• In just two months, over 1,100 people have signed petitions expressing their disdain at the proposal of a Wal-Mart Distribution Center in their neighborhood.
• An educational meeting was held on June 10th where community members from Porterville, another town in the San Juaqin Valley, spoke to a crowd of 150 about the ill-effects of having a distribution center in their town (Read full article)
• An educational forum planned for the near future will discuss the current air quality conditions and the potential effects from the proposed distribution center.
  

CONTACT INFORMATION

Please contact us to get involved in this sitefight!

Tel: 209-723-9458

Email: cloclead@acorn.org

Address: 1735 Canal St/ Merced, CA 95340

Join these folks in stopping the proposed Wal-Mart Distribution Center in Merced!

From the top right - Porterville residents Cheryll and Doug Anderson, Golden Valley Resident Joel Knox, Golden Valley Resident Tim, Golden Valley Resident Tom Hang, and Shelley Head Host of the Golden Valley Precinct Walk.