Continued legal wrangling has pushed back the opening of a new WalMart store in Decorah. The 184-thousand square foot building was set to open in October, but work on the building and the stocking of shelves has stopped. Some local residents sued the city and WalMart saying the city didn’t have the authority to allow store officials to use fill dirt in the flood plain where the store sits. There’s been talk of a settlement of the suit, but that appears to still be a few weeks away. Store officials still hope to have it open by Christmas.
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