Wal-Mart Fails to Get 3 Votes
On September 11, 2001, we told you about the story of Wal-Mart’s efforts to bust into Reedley, California, and the arrogance of company’s statement that
On September 11, 2001, we told you about the story of Wal-Mart’s efforts to bust into Reedley, California, and the arrogance of company’s statement that
Sprawl-Buster Ted Morgan of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania writes that “Our group NoMall (for “Neighborhood Organizations Mobilized to Assure Local Livability”) in Bethlehem, PA. is fighting the
What goes up, must come down. Many of those free-standing CVS convenience stores that went up and drove community groups wild, are now going down.
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.