City residents who are opposed to a Wal-Mart on Georgia Avenue Northwest say they believe they can halt the store planned there even as the retailer makes progress with its preliminary plans. Of the four sites Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said it planned to develop in D.C., the one proposed for the intersection of Georgia and Missouri avenues has generated the loudest outcry from residents — and they’re prepared to fight it to the end, including filing a lawsuit against the world’s largest retailer.

“We had over 1,000 petitions sent to the mayor, we’ve had rallies, passed out fliers and as result of all those things … it looks like we’re well on our way to preventing Wal-Mart from building in that location,” said Baruti Jahi, a Ward 4 resident and D.C. Council candidate.