Second Wal-Mart Battle Now in Fifth Year
On January 10, 2007, Sprawl-Busters reported that the Union County, North Carolina Board of Commissioners had rejected the Conditional Use Permit for a 196,000 s.f.
On January 10, 2007, Sprawl-Busters reported that the Union County, North Carolina Board of Commissioners had rejected the Conditional Use Permit for a 196,000 s.f.
On September 21, 2006, Sprawl-Busters reported that city officials in Broomfield, Colorado had offered to pay for 49% of the cost of site acquisition for
On September 14, 2005, Sprawl-Busters reported that officials in the city of Avondale, Arizona told residents that Wal-Mart was withdrawing its plans for a controversial
On April 5, 2007, Sprawl-Busters reported that the Albuquerque, New Mexico City Council voted unanimously against a Wal-Mart superstore plan. The council voted to buy
On March 21, 2007, Sprawl-Busters reported that frustrated residents in Littleton, Colorado had decided to challenge a 4-3 vote in January of 2007 by their
They’re celebrating tonight in Gresham, Oregon. Residents who fought a Wal-Mart superstore are gathering tonight at a place called McMenamins Edgefield. “We’ll gather under the
Wal-Mart claims it has been raking in the bucks on its $4 prescription drug program, but today the company got an expensive drug bill of
Wal-Mart is getting a wet reception in Portland, Oregon, where a Canadian developer has tried to sneak the giant retailer in under its raincoat. Sprawl-Busters
Wal-Mart likes to talk environmental, but it has trouble walking environmental. This week, a well-known developer and contractor were fined $146,833 for violations of the
Eminent domain is a powerful tool. The municipal police power that allows a community to take property for a public purpose, has been a controversial
“Suisun City was built on the beauty of its environment, and the reason many of us live here…don’t let an Arkansas company destroy it for
Wal-Mart went to the head of the class again this week, when a Western District Appeals Court in Missouri affirmed a lower court ruling that
Nowhere has Wal-Mart’s impact been more visible than in the food industry. When Wal-Mart began opening up superstores almost twenty years ago, the grocery industry
Wal-Mart has announced plans to build a supercenter on Route 17 in Horry County, South Carolina at the Garden City Beach Connector. The company is
As the Presidential candidates swarm around Iowa, will any of them find the Wal-Mart story that has been kicking around that state for more than
Residents in North Cornwall, Pennsylvania say that Wal-Mart’s time has run out, and the store has been defeated after a contentious two year battle. Lawyers
A deal is a deal — but Wal-Mart won’t like this one. Last May, Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart had won a narrow election victory in
Home Depot’s hot hand in Pleasanton, California is going to cool off for some months. This week, local residents poured some cold water all over
Some residents in one California city are doing a little celebrating this week over a big box store that won’t be coming. Home Depot has
On January 8, 2004, Sprawl-Busters received a report from residents in Cedar Hills, Utah who said they had successfully lobbied their city council, and won
For nearly a decade, Sprawl-Busters has written about the use of tax dollars to subsidize Wal-Mart stores and distribution centers. The group Good Jobs First,
Sprawl-Busters reported on November 30, 2006 that the San Diego, California city council had taken the first major step towards imposing a cap on the
Opposition by local community groups across the country, and by Wall Street analysts, has taken a big bite out of Wal-Mart’s projected new store growth
Wal-Mart is suffering from a corporate illness that even its $4 prescriptions can’t cure: Litigation Fatigue. In its recently-released 2007 Annual Report, Wal-Mart devotes two
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.