Town Pays $23 Million To Get A Wal-Mart
This has to be one of the biggest corporate welfare subsidies in America. This week, Sprawl- Busters received the following email from an Arizona community
This has to be one of the biggest corporate welfare subsidies in America. This week, Sprawl- Busters received the following email from an Arizona community
A new Wal-Mart supercenter has just opened on routes 6 and 85 in Commerce City, CO, and taxpayers are helping to subsidize the world’s richest
It happens often, and its always painful to watch. A developer sells homes in a housing subdivision, telling residents that the abutting land will just
Tomorrow night the Planning Board in Lawrence, New Jersey will hold a hearing about what the local newspaper describes as a “controversial application” to build
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.