The vote is in. Last night, the Orange County Planning Commission voted 4-4 on a special permit to build a Wal-Mart close to a Civil War battlefield.
The tie means that the Commission will recommend the Board of Supervisors not to grant the permit.
According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch, about 100 people showed to the meeting last night to speak for and against the store on that location.
The next step is for the Board of Supervisors to take up the recommendation from the Commission and vote on it after a public hearing next Monday.
The site, called Wilderness, was witness to one of the bloodiest battles in the Civil War. At the intersection between Routes 3 and 20, if granted a permit by the supervisors, Wal-Mart intends to build a 130,000 square-foot Supercenter.