Whitehall Township officials hear emotional appeals to keep Walmart out of northern Muskegon County (video)

Whitehall Township officials hear emotional appeals to keep Walmart out of northern Muskegon County (video) | MLive.com:
"In an emergency board meeting Sunday night, the chamber leadership voted 11-1 to oppose the Walmart plans.
“The White Lake chamber is here tonight to ask you to slow down, carefully review the impact of some short-term economic gain for your township vs. the devastation this will cause to local businesses throughout the White Lake area,” Zickel said.
“Significant loss of employment, boarded up storefronts, lost tax revenue and a severely crippled tourist industry” are in White Lake’s future with a Walmart, he claimed. “Tourists come here for the beauty of the area and the special business and retail climate that exists – not shop at Walmart."