2,000 Residents Sign Anti-Wal-Mart Petition
As many as 400 upset residents crowded into close quarters at town hall in Fairhope, Alabama this week to make it clear they don’t want
As many as 400 upset residents crowded into close quarters at town hall in Fairhope, Alabama this week to make it clear they don’t want
It’s become a familiar ritual in many parts of the country. When Wal-Mart is wooing a town, they promise a tax revenue bonanza. But as
Residents in Windsor Township, Pennsylvania didn’t like the idea of a 197,000 s.f. Wal-Mart superstore with 7 loading docks facing their homes, so they took
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.