Less than two weeks after the San Marcos, California City Council narrowly approved a rezoning for a 139,000 s.f. Wal-Mart supercenter, opponents are gathering signatures
Residents in Front Royal, Virginia have raised a legal challenge to a vote taken by their Town Council on July 28th, when officials approved rezoning
Home Depot got soaked this week in Vernon, Connecticut, when the town’s Inland Wetlands Commission unanimously sank their plans for a 117,000 s.f. home improvement
Wal-Mart has never been very sensitive to what a zoning map says, and once again a local Planning commission has had to remind the company
Even though no residents spoke in favor of a 139,000 s.f. Wal-Mart supercenter in south San Marcos, California — the second Wal-Mart in this city
Add another major “slam-dunk” to the Wal-Mart list of rejections. Residents in Hillsboro, Oregon are celebrating a super victory this week against a Wal-Mart supercenter.
Recently Newsflash recorded the story of Brick, New Jersey, where local officials used eminent domain (condemnation) as a weapon to take over land that was
Wal-Mart opponents in Topsham, Maine believe that good things come to those who wait. Apparently the long wait for Wal-Mart to get a green light
Is Wal-Mart a “variety store”? Or is it a “department store”? It’s a big difference in Lawrence, Kansas. City officials in Lawrence this week denied
The Kingman, Arizona City Council has rejected Wal-Mart’s request for a zoning change to pave the way for a supercenter. According to the Kingman Miner
One of the favorite threats of developers is litigation. What they can’t get by regulation, they try to get by litigation. Sometimes, citizens use this
There are no water or sewer lines to the farmland Wal-Mart wants to convert into a supercenter, but the company wants to proceed anyway. However,
On July 24th on a 3-1 vote, City planning commissioners in Clovis, California gave preliminary approval to a zoning change that would require conditional use
As of July, 2003, Wal-Mart international controlled 1,301 stores outside of the United States — bigger than most of its competitors are in the states.
Just the thought of a Wal-Mart supercenter was enough. Residents in the town of Winona, Wisconsin have started a website, launched a petition drive, and
On July 9th, Newsflash reported on the efforts of residents in the picturesque city of Poulsbo, Washington to keep out a Wal-Mart supercenter. The city,
Wal-Mart doesn’t like the zoning laws in Contra Costs County, California. So like a good citizen, Wal-Mart is exercising its First Amendment rights as 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.