Wal-Mart Decides Not to Appeal Rejection
Last month, when the Beaverton, Oregon City Council voted unanimously to reject a proposed 152,300 s.f. Wal-Mart supercenter, the company’s representatives immediately threatened a lawsuit.
Last month, when the Beaverton, Oregon City Council voted unanimously to reject a proposed 152,300 s.f. Wal-Mart supercenter, the company’s representatives immediately threatened a lawsuit.
With ten years in between loses, Wal-Mart is now a two-time loser in the city of Beaverton, Oregon. Sprawl-Busters reported in October of 2005, that
Residents in Beaverton, Oregon are as determined as ever that Wal-Mart will not gnaw its way into Beaverton — and hope to beat them just
An amendment to a bill currently before the Oregon legislature would give the city of Beaverton, Oregon the right to reject a big box store
Wal-Mart continues its saturation plans for the state of Oregon by forwarding a new plan to build a 149,000 s.f. store in Beaverton. A group
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.