Residents Stop Comp Plan Change for Wal-Mart
More than 150 residents of Papillion, Nebraska turned out recently to protest a developer’s plans to change the city’s Comprehensive Plan and rezone 75 acres
More than 150 residents of Papillion, Nebraska turned out recently to protest a developer’s plans to change the city’s Comprehensive Plan and rezone 75 acres
As Wal-Mart moves into urban locations, it has run into dense opposition to its stores. On the West side of Chicago, for example, Wal-Mart’s plans
Wal-Mart’s plans to build a supercenter on Route 41 in Estero, Florida has suffered another delay. According to the Naples News, Lee County staff this
Residents in Hemet, California have become the latest community in the state to raise a fuss over a Wal-Mart. Here is a report from the
WMT expanding digital shelf labels, so staff no longer have to “walk up and down aisles swapping out paper tags by hand…making it easier to keep shelf prices accurate with what customers see at checkout.” Easier to change prices during the day? https://t.co/dwJmsSKHLz https://t.co/2zLc6lYNHv
Read MoreThe 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.