In 2003, the property owners asked the township to rezone the northern half of their property to C-3 for the purpose of building a Wal-Mart. The township refused, and the Whitman family sued Bedford Township. The Judge’s ruling in 2007 put plans for the 204,000-square-foot Wal-Mart Supercenter on hold. The site abuts Indians Acres, one of Bedford’s largest residential subdivisions, which explains why residents felt the Ford dealer was trying to run them over.