Wal-Mart’s Speculative Economics
For the third time in the past six months, the Mason City, Iowa Planning & Zoning Commission has voted against the so-called Indianhead Farms project,
For the third time in the past six months, the Mason City, Iowa Planning & Zoning Commission has voted against the so-called Indianhead Farms project,
An update on the on-going effort by residents of Topsham, Maine to stop a mall with a 205,000 s.f. Wal-Mart supercenter (see 8/26/00 and 8/31/00
Voters in Eaton, Ohio have more to worry about than Al Gore and George W. Bush. On November 7th, city voters will also be confronted
The strategies written here were produced by Sprawl-Busters in 2006 at the request of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), mainly for citizen groups that were fighting Walmart. But the tips for fighting unwanted development apply to any project—whether its fighting Dollar General, an Amazon warehouse, or a Home Depot.
Big projects, or small, these BATTLEMART TIPS will help you better understand what you are up against, and how to win your battle.