Home Town America
Fights Back
No matter what the logo on the building says
- Amazon, Wal-Mart, Dollar General Home Depot, Target, Lowe's -
if it's unwanted development, Sprawl-Busters can help you stop it.
Who We Are
About
Sprawl-Busters
Sprawl-Busters Consultants help local community coalitions on-site to design and implement successful campaigns against megastores and other undesirable large-scale developments.
In hundreds of communities, we have helped citizens groups strategize and carry out a plan to stop the superstores.
Keeping You Up To Date
Breaking News
COURT MAKES WMT PAY $115 M TO LAB which “uses sensors to track perishable food shipments...through the supply chain to the store shelves,” measuring freshness. Lab sued WMT for stealing its technology to create its own version. https://t.co/UW3fIt2qDu
Read MoreINDIANA DEVELOPER who forced a 1M sf Amazon warehouse on the small town (13,198 pop) of Schodack, NY, now wants to ruin another 41 acres in Schodack for a warehouse with the sf of 5 football fields & 294 tractor trailer bays. Death by warehouse. https://t.co/fAZkE8kBX6
Read MoreUBER OWNS SHARES OF 2 ASIAN RIDE/DELIVERY companies, Didi & Grab. Uber makes $$ twice: selling its Asian business to competitors, then keeping shares in those co.’s, who now seek IPOs on Wall Street. It’s Uber drivers who need a raise. https://t.co/C01Nsa3KXS
Read More“I FOUND IT COMPLETELY DISCOURAGING to find a bunch of corporate CEOs getting in the middle of politics,” says Mitch McConnell. “My advice to the corporate CEOs of America is to stay out of politics.” Will Mitch pass SJ Res 11, overturning Citizens United? https://t.co/XWm7b1nqhA
Read MoreAFTER PANDEMIC, AS MORE CONSUMERS SWITCH TO ONLINE SHOPPING, 150,000 US retailers could close over the next 5 years. If you’re not online, you’re off. https://t.co/zDgFdo8CR5
Read MoreYOUNG ASIAN COUPLE approached by man who “made racist and vulgar remarks to the couple and then picked up a piece of wood and said, ‘I’ll cut you.’” People feel powerless & anonymous at big box stores—act like no one will notice their hate. https://t.co/gyYdTxlqgk
Read MoreBIG TECH EMBRACES PROGRESSIVE ISSUES to stave off anti-trust efforts to break up Big Tech: “to buy political support for policies that affect their bottom line with superficial support of issues it costs them little to back.” Right dresses up as Left. https://t.co/OlRZiuKsbH
Read MoreAFTER 3 DECADES, WMT & McDONALDS are “steadily unwinding their partnership.” Almost 90% of Micky D’s have moved out of WMT—and I’m lovin’ it! https://t.co/MOqW3s6Ylx
Read More[DLBN] WITH 70% OF VOTES COUNTED, Amazon holds “wide margin” against unionization based on NLRB tally. Just as Congress considers bill to make unionization process easier. Almost half of workers did not vote. Election will be challenged.[ALNORMAN] https://t.co/cingsEkjel
Read MoreAbout Al Norman
Fighting Big Box Sprawl Since 1993
Al Norman achieved national attention in October of 1993 when he successfully stopped Wal-Mart from locating in his hometown of Greenfield, Massachusetts. Since then he has appeared on 60 Minutes, and gained widespread media attention from the Wall Street Journal to Fortune magazine. Al has traveled throughout the U.S. helping dozens of local coalitions. 60 Minutes called Al “the guru of the anti-Wal-Mart movement.”
Beating Big Box Stores
Community Victories
Sprawl-Busters compiled the list below of 456 communities, over the period 1995 to 2018, which have beaten a big box store at least once, or pressured a developer to withdraw. In some cases a big box store came back a second time, moved to another location in the town, or otherwise gotten in. But every city or town on this list defeated a store at least once. There are many big box victories we never hear about. To read more, click on any town. Not all towns have a linked story.
- Accokeek, MD
- Accomac, VA
- Albany, GA
- Albuquerque, NM
- Amherst, NY
- Anchorage, AK
- Antioch, CA
- Antioch, IL
- Arlington, TX
- Asheville, NC
- Ashland, VA
- Athens, GA
- Atlanta, GA
- Auburn, CA
- Aurora, NY
- Avondale Estates, GA
- Ballston, NY
- Bangor, ME
- Barnstable, MA
- Barranquitas, PR
- Batavia, IL
- Bath, NY
- Baton Rouge, LA
- Beavercreek, OH
- Beaverton, OR
- Bedford, MI
- Bedford, NH
- Bel Air, MD
- Belfast, ME
- Bellevue, ID
- Bellevue, WI
- Belmont, NC
- Bentonville, AR
- Bethlehem, PA
- Billerica, MA
- Biloxi, MS
- Bloomington, MN
- Blue Springs, MO
- Bonita Springs, FL
- Boston, MA
- Boxborough, MA
- Braintree, MA
- Brampton, Ontario
- Brick, NJ
- Broadview Hts, OH
- Brookfield, WI
- Brooksville, FL
- Buffalo, MN
- Buffalo, NY
- Burlington, Ontario
- Burnsville, MN
- Canton, CT
- Canton, IL
- Canton, MI
- Carlsbad, CA
- Carroll, PA
- Carver, MN
- Cazenovia, NY
- Cecil, PA
- Central Point, OR
- Ceres, CA
- Chalmette, LA
- Chandler, AZ
- Chanhassen, MN
- Charlevoix, MI
- Charlottesville, VA
- Chelan, WA
- Cherokee, NC
- Chestertown, MD
- Chicago, IL
- Chico, CA
- Claremont, NH
- Clearbrook, VA
- Clemson, SC
- Clermont, FL
- Cleveland, OH
- Clovis, CA
- Cobb County, GA
- Colchester, CT
- Colonie, NY
- Columbia, MO
- Concord, CA
- Cooleyville, TX
- Cordova, TN
- Cornelius, OR
- Covington, GA
- Covington, LA
- Covington, PA
- Crofton, MD
- Crowley, TX
- Crystal River, FL
- Cudahy, WI
- Dallas, TX
- Damariscotta, ME
- Davie, FL
- Decatur, GA
- Decorah, IA
- DeLand, FL
- Delaware, OH
- Delray Beach, FL
- Denver, CO
- Deptford, NJ
- Derry, NH
- Drumore, PA
- Duluth, GA
- Durham, NC
- Eagle, CO
- East Bethel, MN
- East Longmeadow, MA
- Easthampton, MA
- Easton, MD
- Edmond, OK
- El Cajon, CA
- Ellisville, MO
- Elmwood Park, WI
- Englewood, NJ
- Estero, FL
- Etna, OH
- Eureka Springs, AR
- Eureka, CA
- Evergreen, IL
- Exeter, PA
- Fargo, ND
- Fayetteville, NC
- Fenton, MI
- Fircrest, WA
- Fishers, IN
- Folsom, CA
- Forsyth, GA
- Fort Atkinson, WI
- Fort Collins, CO
- Fort Walton Beach, FL
- Fort Worth, TX
- Fort Wright, KY
- Frederick, MD
- Fredericksburg, VA
- Front Royal, VA
- Fulton County, GA
- Gainesville, FL
- Gainesville, GA
- Gaithersburg, MD
- Garfield, MI
- Gig Harbor, WA
- Gilbert, AZ
- Glastonbury, CT
- Glen Carbon, IL
- Glendale, AZ
- Grass Valley, CA
- Great Falls, MT
- Green Bay, WI
- Green, OH
- Greenfield, MA
- Greenville, NC
- Greenwood, IN
- Gresham, OR
- Groton, GA
- Groton, CT
- Guelph, Ontario
- Hadley, MA
- Hagerstown, MD
- Hailey, ID
- Hallandale, FL
- Hamilton, MT
- Hamilton, NJ
- Harrison, NJ
- Harrison, OH
- Hawaii Kai, HI
- Hawthorne, NJ
- Hayden, ID
- Heber City, UT
- Henderson, KY
- Hercules, CA
- Hernando County, FL
- Hickory, NC
- Highland Hts, OH
- Highland, CA
- Hillsboro, OR
- Hillsborough, NH
- Hilo, HI
- Holiday, FL
- Holyoke, MA
- Hood River, OR
- Hornell, NY
- Houston, TX
- Hudson, OH
- Hyde Park, NY
- Inglewood, CA
- Isle of Wight, VA
- Ithaca, NY
- Jackson, MI
- Jacksonville, FL
- Jefferson County, CO
- Jefferson Hills, PA
- Jefferson, WI
- Joplin, MO
- Kennedale, TX
- Kent Island, MD
- Killingly, CT
- Kingman, AZ
- Knightdale, NC
- La Puente, CA
- Lacey, WA
- Lady’s Island, SC
- Lake County, FL
- Lake Forest, FL
- Lake in the Hills, IL
- Lake Placid, NY
- Lakeland, FL
- Lakeway, TX
- Lancaster, MA
- Lansingburgh, NY
- Lawrence, KS
- Lawrence, NJ
- Layton, UT
- Lee, MA
- Lee’s Summit, MO
- Leeds, NY
- Leominster, MA
- Lewiston, ID
- Lewiston, ME
- Lima, NY
- Lincoln, NB
- Lincoln, CA
- Lincoln, ME
- Lisle, IL
- Littleton, CO
- Littleton, NH
- Liverpool, NY
- Livingston, CA
- Lodi, CA
- Logan, NJ
- Longmont, CO
- Lorain, OH
- Los Angeles, CA
- Lower Gwynedd, PA
- Lower Makefield, PA
- Lumberton, NJ
- Madison, WI
- Manalapan, NJ
- Manchester, NH
- Manhattan, KS
- Manor, PA
- Manteo, NC
- Marietta, GA
- Marine City, MI
- Marlboro, NJ
- Martinez, CA
- Mary Esther, FL
- Mason City, IA
- McKinney, TX
- Medford, OR
- Memphis, TN
- Mendocino County, CA
- Menomonee Falls, WI
- Mentor, OH
- Mesa, AZ
- Mexico City
- Middletown, RI
- Milford, OH
- Milford, PA
- Mill Creek, WA
- Milwaukee, WI
- Minneapolis, MN
- Miramar, FL
- Miramichi, NB
- Mobile, AL
- Mokena, IL
- Monroe, WI
- Monsey, NY
- Monument, CO
- Morgantown, WV
- Mount Joy, PA
- Mount Pleasant, NY
- Mount Pleasant, SC
- Murphy, TX
- Naples, FL
- Nashua, NH
- Neptune Beach, FL
- New Albany, IN
- New Milford, CT
- New Milford, MA
- New Paltz, NY
- New Prague, MN
- New Rochelle, NY
- Newburgh, IN
- Newcastle, ME
- Nobleboro, ME
- North Auburn, CA
- North Aurora, IL
- North Greenbush, NY
- North Lauderdale, FL
- North Miami, FL
- North Olmsted, OH
- Northboro, MA
- Northbrook, IL
- Novato, CA
- Oakland, CA
- Oakley, CA
- Oakville, Ontario
- Ocala, FL
- Ocean Beach, CA
- Oconomowoc, WI
- Old Saybrook, CT
- Olivette, MO
- Orange County, VA
- Orange, CT
- Oregon City, OR
- Oswego, NY
- Ottawa, OH
- Overland Park, KS
- Oxford, NC
- Pajaro, CA
- Paradise, MD
- Park Royal, BC
- Pawleys Island, SC
- Pembroke Pines, FL
- Pennfield, MI
- Pennsville, NJ
- Peterboro, NH
- Phoenix, AZ
- Pittsylvania County, VA
- Plainfield, IL
- Plainville, CT
- Plaistow, NH
- Plymouth, MA
- Port Orange, FL
- Port Townsend, WA
- Portland, OR
- Portsmouth, MI
- Prescott Valley, AZ
- Prince George’s County, MD
- Princeton, MN
- Punta Gorda, FL
- Queens, NY
- Racine, WI
- Raleigh, NC
- Rapho, PA
- Rapid City, SD
- Ravalli County, MT
- Reading, MA
- Reedley, CA
- Rehobeth, DE
- Reno, NV
- Richardson, TX
- Rindge, NH
- River Falls, WI
- Riverhead, NY
- Roanoke, VA
- Rockland, ME
- Rohnert Park, CA
- Rotterdam, NY
- Rutland Charter, MI
- Salinas, CA
- Salt Lake City, UT
- San Diego, CA
- San Francisco, CA
- San Juan Capistrano, CA
- San Luis Obispo, CA
- San Marcos, CA
- Santa Rosa, CA
- Saranac Lake, NY
- Sarasota, FL
- Saugus, MA
- Seabrook, NH
- Seekonk, MA
- Seminole County, FL
- Silverthorne, CO
- Simi Valley, CA
- Sioux Falls, SD
- Somerville, MA
- Southlake, TX
- Spokane, WA
- Spooner, WI
- Spring, PA
- Springfield, MO
- St. Albans, VT
- St. Charles, IL
- St. Cloud, MN
- St. Johnsbury, VT
- St. Louis, MO
- St. Peters, MO
- St. Petersburg, FL
- Stafford Springs, CT
- Stilwell, KS
- Stockton, CA
- Stoughton, WI
- Stratford, Ontario
- Stratham, NH
- Strongsville, OH
- Sturgeon Bay, WI
- Sunrise, FL
- Surrey, British Columbia
- Sutton, MA
- Talbot County, MD
- Taos, NM
- Tarpon Springs, FL
- Taylorsville, UT
- Teays Valley, WV
- Temple Terrace, FL
- Terre Haute, IN
- Thornton, CO
- Tijeras, NM
- Tinley Park, IL
- Tolland, CT
- Topsham, ME
- Tucson, AZ
- Turlock, CA
- Union City, CA
- Upland, CA
- Utuado, PR
- Vallejo, CA
- Vancouver, British Columbia
- Vancouver, WA
- Venice, FL
- Ventura, CA
- Vernon Hills, IL
- Vernon, CT
- Vineland, NJ
- Waite Park, MN
- Walpole, NH
- Warren, OR
- Warrenton, VA
- Warsaw, MO
- Warwick, NY
- Washington, DC
- Waterloo
- Watertown, MA
- Waukesha, WI
- Waxhaw, NC
- Wells, ME
- Wellsville, NY
- West Hempfield, PA
- West Lake Village, CA
- Westerville, OH
- Westfield, IN
- Westford, MA
- Westlake, OH
- Wheaton, IL
- White Lake, MI
- Wichita, KS
- Williamsburg, VA
- Willison, VT
- Willows, CA
- Windham, CT
- Windsor, CO
- Winston-Salem, NC
- Woodland Park, CO
- Woodland, CA
- Yankton, SD
- Yarmouth, MA
- Yellow Springs, OH
- Yucaipa, CA
- Yucca Valley, CA
- Zionsville, IN
How We Can Help
Protecting Main Street From Megastores and Fulfillment Warehouses
Sprawl-Busters Consultants help local community coalitions on-site to design and implement successful campaigns against megastores and other undesirable large-scale developments.
Strategic Planning
Developing the basic coalition infrastructure necessary to conduct a coordinated campaign.
Field Operations
On-site assistance with the daily logistics of conducting a grass-roots and media campaign.
Electoral Campaigns
Help with campaigns that involve referendums, town meeting votes, exit polls, and more.
Special
Events
Every campaign needs pyrotechnics. We’ll help you attract the media with our reputation.
Tech
Support
Follow-up support by phone, includng special data searches, strategic responses, and more.
Your Quality of Life
is Worth More than a
Cheap Pair of Underwear
If a warehouse or big box store is causing you a big problem, call on Sprawl-Busters! Local visits can be arranged. Contact us for more information.