Soon Downtown Allentown will Look Like This!In a historic Announcement, Walmart Executives revealed a deal in which they would pay off all of the City of Allentown's debts, take over all its municipal operations, and build the largest Walmart Store in History, encompassing the entire downtown area.
Mayor Ed Pawlowski hailed the deal as groundbreaking in an era of Public private Partnerships, while pooh-poohing the insinuation that offering Walmart a 100 year KOZ had anything to do with it.
Walmart immediately took control, and started by reducing wages of all municipal employees. All Safety Forces will be re-classified and offered positions starting at $8.35 an hour with health benefits available if the employee wishes to pay for them.
Walmart Spokesman Ed Shenkelman, however, warned that city residents should expect their taxes to increase. "There's a lot of infrastructure that needs repair, and you can't expect our shareholders to carry the burden of the people who live here."
County Executive Don Cunningham declined comment, but sources say he was open to discussing the same agreement on the County level.
Mayor Ed Pawlowski hailed the deal as groundbreaking in an era of Public private Partnerships, while pooh-poohing the insinuation that offering Walmart a 100 year KOZ had anything to do with it.
Walmart immediately took control, and started by reducing wages of all municipal employees. All Safety Forces will be re-classified and offered positions starting at $8.35 an hour with health benefits available if the employee wishes to pay for them.
Walmart Spokesman Ed Shenkelman, however, warned that city residents should expect their taxes to increase. "There's a lot of infrastructure that needs repair, and you can't expect our shareholders to carry the burden of the people who live here."
County Executive Don Cunningham declined comment, but sources say he was open to discussing the same agreement on the County level.
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