The Bay Beacon recently reported that the much-discussed Wal-Mart and Home Depot stores will be constructed in Niceville but that only Wal-Mart has anything approaching a concrete plan. It takes about 12 months to build a Wal-mart and the chain hopes to have the Niceville store open by Christmas 2010. Home Depot will also build in Niceville but no date or time has been planned. There has been speculation of a grocery store (like Publix) and restaurants going in as well.

The land for both sites has been cleared for over two years and some drainage work has been done, but no building permits have been sought for either stores. The location is north of John Sims Pkwy between Rocky Bayou Drive and the Oak Creek shopping Center. This new shopping center should be a positive thing for Niceville, bringing in job opportunities and commercial tax dollars for our city as well!

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