Another roadblock tonight in the construction of a new Walmart in Trumbull County.

Once again the problem swirls around Youngstown's power to withhold water from the site.

But this time, Youngstown puts the blame with the supercenter.

Mandy Hackman explains.

This piece of land on Belmont Avenue could remain bare for years now that Walmart has put the project on hold.

"To see this happening now is upsetting to all of us," Liberty Trustee Jodi Stoyak said.

Youngstown controls the water at the Liberty site and has asked in the water application that 25% of employees get hired from the city, something Walmart wanted to change.

"Walmart decided to delete portions of the application and leave out portions of the application. We sent it back, telling them that was unacceptable," Mayor Jay Williams said.

Causing Walmart to pause the deal.

"What's disturbing to me is that Mayor Williams said on record at our meeting he would not halt this project, yet it's halted," Stoyak said.

But Williams says it's not his fault.  In fact they even used the contract in the Austintown Walmart deal.

"This is the same application that's been used the last 20 years, even when Pat Ungaro was mayor. We have not changed it or modified it, and for Stoyak to say this is held by city of Youngstown, she is mistaken," Williams said.

Blames aside both sides could feel the affects if the issue's not resolved.

"It's imperative that this Walmart starts for economic development because there are project that are on hold and waiting for Walmart to be built before they commit to coming to the township," Stoyak said.

Stoyak adds that because of the hold status, Walmart has the option to move on to another project somewhere else, meaning there's a possibility it could take up to three years for it to start up again.