Wal-Mart has been telling local communities since the summer that its plans now call for expanding existing discount stores into supercenters, rather than totally new
Big corporate special interests squeaked out a shallow victory on November 2nd. in Belfast, Maine. This community has already passed a zoning code to limit
On November 2nd in Belfast, Maine, they’ll be counting more than Presidential ballots, as the city deals with a referendum on the future of big
Here’s the message I received this morning from a group called Belfast First, in the town of Belfast, Maine: “We won! Belfast won! The referendum
Voters in Belfast,Maine will get a chance to send a non-binding message to their City Council about the limits of sprawl in their city. This
Sprawl-Busters in Belfast, Maine have filed the following report on the latest anti-sprawl activity in their town: Tonight (July 18th, 2000) the Belfast, Maine City
Wal-Mart pulled out of Rockland, Maine recently (see newsflash below) and is now trolling for more land in nearby communities. Local activists in Belfast, Maine
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.