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Township settles lawsuit over Wal-Mart construction plan.
Byline: Jerry Barca
May 9--EDISON: The township and Metuchen have reached an agreement in a lawsuit over proposed construction of a Wal-Mart, but questions remain about how the big-box retailer came to town.
Edison Mayor George Spadoro and Metuchen Mayor Ed O'Brien confirmed last week they had settled their differences regarding the construction of a Route 27-Interstate 287 interchange near the Wal-Mart site. It was Edison's apparent disregard of plans for the interchange -- which seemed a deliberate affront when it approved the Wal-Mart -- that prompted Metuchen's suit.
Like Metuchen, some Edison residents were surprised by the Wal-Mart approval, which seemed to take place overnight. Critics of the development have called it a back-door political deal.
The Wal-Mart development, which includes a bank, restaurant and another retailer, was ...
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