Developer Uses Wal-Math
On October 21, 2000 newsflash reported on community opposition in Foster, PA to a proposed Wal-Mart supercenter that abuts residential property and an important town
On October 21, 2000 newsflash reported on community opposition in Foster, PA to a proposed Wal-Mart supercenter that abuts residential property and an important town
A developer’s legal appeal to build a huge Wal-Mart supercenter within a water protection district has been sunk on a legal technicality. On February 19,
IKEA, the Swedish build-it-from-a-box furniture retailer, has had trouble assembling public support for its 265,000 s.f. store in the City Park neighborhood of New Rochelle,
Just as a reminder that companies like Home Depot encounter opposition everywhere they go — including outside of the U.S., here’s a message I received
Citizens in Topsham, Maine, in an effort to educate voters about the harm that follows superstore sprawl, put a question on the November 7th. ballot
As Hurricane Wal-Mart continues to batter the coast of Maine with at least 5 superstore proposals, citizens in Bangor have already experienced the usual high
Once again the federal taxpayers have subsidized the world’s largest home improvement center. Back in 1973, the federal government donated 70 acres of land to
Over the past ten months, we’ve run 4 newsflash articles about a developer’s attempts to locate a Wal-Mart supercenter in Pickens County, just over the
Sunoco, Inc, one of the big gas suppliers in New England, has announced that it has signed an agreement with Wal-Mart to build gas stations
Organized opposition from residents in Lisle, IL has put the brakes on a Meijer’s superstore that we first mentioned in newsflash back on 12/19/99 (see
The national media has finally twisted the wrench on Home Depot’s dangerous shopping environment, and the company is feeling the pressure. We have reported here
Just about a year ago (see 10/18/99 newsflash) we reported that Mayor Willie Brown of San Francisco was being lobbied by a former staff member,
Home Depot developers may have read the Milford Township, Pennsylvania Zoning Ordinance, but may not have read far enough. On page 62 of 65, the
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.