Wal-Mart project still in SEQR process

Craig McAllister, planning board chairman for the Town of Sweden, said that there has been no approval granted to Wal-Mart yet in their quest to build a supercenter in the town.

"Wal-Mart is still in the middle of the SEQR process," he said. "At this point they are not in any final approval stage."

Wal-Mart is on the agenda for the planning board meeting scheduled for the second Monday in September. "Right now we are working on putting together the final environmental impact statement and coming out of that statement will be the recommendation that there either is, or is not, a significant environmental impact if the supercenter was built," McAllister said.

Wal-Mart officials have proposed the construction of a 203,000 square foot supercenter approximately one mile east of the intersections of Route 31 and 19 in Brockport. It would involve extensive road improvements and upgrades and would encompass a 21.3-acre lot. The store would feature 36 general merchandise departments, a grocery department, one-hour photo processing lab, pharmacy and a tire and lube area. The tire and lube area would host an eight-bay garage area that would be used mainly for installation of items purchased in the store or for oil changes.