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Why is Walmart Paying Chris Christie's Pals?
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Why is Walmart Paying Chris Christie's Pals?
Politics
02.18.14
David Freedlander
Daily Beast
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/02/18/
why-is-walmart-paying-chris-christie-s-pals.html
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A shorter URL for the above link:
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http://tinyurl.com/ll6f3es
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For starters, the idyllic town near the Jersey Shore already has a
Walmart. And the site where a second one has been proposed is both in a
part of the Pine Barrensa protected swath of forest in the southern part
of the Stateand abutting the protected waterways of Barnegat Bay. It is
also home to the Northern Pine Snake, which is on the states list of
endangered species.
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They needed another Walmart like they needed another toxic well, said Jeff
Tittel, executive director of the Sierra Club of New Jersey.
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And so in 2006, under Gov. Jon Corzine, the states Department of
Environmental Protection rejected the proposal to build a Walmart on the
site. In 2010, the developers came back with another proposal that was
again rejected, this time by the administration of new governor Chris
Christie, who had been enthusiastically endorsed by the states largest
green group, the New Jersey Environmental Federation, in his race against
Corzine.
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Now, though, the super store stands a better than even chance of getting
built in Toms River -- to the seething anger of the states
environmentalists who believed that they were electing an ally when they
backed Christie back in 2009. An official with the states Department of
Environmental Protection said the Toms River Walmart is an example of
business and the state working together to arrive at a solution that
protects the environment and encourages economic development. Walmart
spokesperson Amanda Henneberg said that the store which had been through
several rounds of community input -- would be welcomed by many for its
jobs and affordable groceries.
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Environmentalists counter that the story of the super store, is emblematic
of how business gets done in Chris Christies New Jersey, a place where
environmental rules get gutted if need to appease the right political
powerbrokers and if you hire the right law firmin this case, Wolff &
Samson, a firm that has been the go-to law firm for the Christie
administration and that now finds itself in buffeted by its involvement in
a series of scandal swirling around the governor.
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Days after the Department of Environmental Protection rejected the second
application for a Walmart in 2010, saying that it would destroy too much
woodland, would take away habitat for the threatened northern pine snake,
and would take away too much coastal area, Christie told the editorial
board of the Asbury Park Press regarding the rejection, There may be a way
around it.
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"It will get more review, and the DEP commissioner will be meeting with
the folks at Walmart to talk about alternatives to their current plan that
will make it workable, he added.
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Ocean County, where Toms River is located is one of the most reliably
Republican bastions in the state, giving Christie his biggest margin of
victory in 2009. The states Republican chairman, George Gilmore, is
considered one of the most powerful political bosses in a state full of
them. Gilmore was an early and enthusiastic backer of Christie, served on
his transition committee and is said by Trenton insiders to meet monthly
with the governor dating back to his time as U.S. attorney. After
Christie won election in 2010, Gilmore was hired as general counsel by the
lobbying firm 1868 Public Affairs, which began working on behalf of
Walmart during the Christie era. The objective, according to the firm's
website: to enhance image of the worlds largest retailer with NJ
Legislature and key Administration decision-makers. Stop anti-big box and
healthcare legislation targeted specifically at Walmart.
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The complete article may be read at the URL above.
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