Here’s a sampling of recent communications from towns fighting big box retailers: ELLENWOOD, GEORGIA: The town of Ellenwood is located in the unincorporated section of
The banner headline in the Northern Virginia Daily newspaper said it all: CLEAN SWEEP. Voters this week in Front Royal, Virginia, dumped their long-standing Mayor,
Wal-Mart doesn’t like to talk about crime at their stores, but Newsflash has recorded many stories over the years about the busy lives of cops
Newsflash reported recently Wal-Mart’s defeat in Cenetral Point, Oregon, and the liklihood that Wal-Mart would not quietly pack up and leave. The retailer, as expected,
In the town of Hadley, Massachusetts, everything you see is for sale — including zoning. The town has already thoroughly sprawled its main highway, but
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.