--- author: Eric Wagoner date: '2000-01-05T01:49:55' draft: false title: Walmart would like to close --- Walmart would like to close down a nine-year-old store here in Athens and build a new supercenter just down the road on land that's presently zoned for residential buildings. Of course, there's a big fight to stop the move. Walmart's latest attempt to "reason" with Athens residents is currently featured at [the SprawlBusters site](http://www.sprawl-busters.com/newsflash.html).