Yeah, luv Meijers!

love Meijer stores.....I used to live in Michigan and I worked at Meijer...they are great stores...love that we will have the alternatives..

I hope their groceries are reasonably priced. It will be nice to have a new grocery option in the area.

I hope the produce is decent. I'm sick of buying things from Pick N Save and throwing them out the next day because they have mold on them. Perhaps Pick N Save will clean up their act if residents have more options and start shopping elsewhere. The only reason they are busy now is convenience. Bring us a Sendik's!

Let's see -- you can get groceries at multiple Pick 'n Save stores, Piggly Wiggly, Seven Eleven, some things at Shopko, Walmart, Aldi's, Costco, Super Walmart and Sendik's all within less than 10 miles -- what more options are needed. If you still want more, move to the city.

FYI - Shopko is already for sale -- and it hasn't even been 3 years since it was built.

Shopko might be outrageously priced but they do price match which means if you are willing to look at other ads and bring them in they will match other stores sale prices.

Also in my experience more stores makes stores competitive. Competition is good because you are more likely to find better deals. I wish we had a Woodmans here in Sussex though. They have best prices on meat markdowns and produce. I've bought ground beef for $1.50 a pound there in 2012...and green peppers 8 or 10 pack of them for 79 cents so about 10 cents each.

Did you move to Sussex because you wanted to live in an area packed full of retail and commercial businesses like Bluemound Road in Brookfield or did you move to Sussex because you liked the small town, rural atmosphere? If it is the latter, than attend the Oct. 23 public hearing and speak out against amending the zoning ordinance to double the size of buildings allowed in the village! Otherwise, we'll not only have another Bluemound Rd in our backyards, it will be flashing like the Vegas strip with all the message signs the village now allows.

In response to the comment from Resident, the store is not going to be right downtown or in the Village proper. It is I think far enough away not to cause too much noise to the residents, and that intersection has only businesses there.

By the way, you can if you want to, walk right down the middle of the road in the Village and not worry about traffic, how quiet do you like your village, if this is not quiet enough you can move further north. Believe me, I am from the North, and this is like the villages up there.

We received an inflammatory letter in our newspaper boxes recently opposing the construction of the Meijer store due to the increased traffic, crime, tax burden, and noise. I cannot disagree more with all of those points. First, competition is always healthy and the consumer wins. Second, the influx of customers will help to grow the current commercial properties in the village and will have secondary tax benefits by bringing in additional commercial tenants.
As for the points in the letter which was circulated:

1. Tax burden - a new business in the community is not a tax burden, but actually provides tax relief due to increases in property taxes.
2. Crime - How exactly will a grocery store and gas station increase the crime rate? Was this effect observed in Pewaukee with the new Costco?
3. Traffic increase - There probably will be a slight traffic increase, however, it is the south end of the Village on a State Highway built for the traffic. Increased traffic will bring more commercial tenants, so as long as the traffic is managed properly this isn't an issue.
4. Noise - I don't understand who this noise will impact since the majority of the property around the area is open land or commercial property.

The fact that this store will be open 24/7 is a welcome addition to the community. There are many residents who work 2nd and 3rd shift and having the option to keep their spending within the Village is a welcome change. Thanks Sussex Village Board!

mister resident what do you expect when the world keeps over populating?