Wal-Mart Loses Permit on Tie Vote.
The headline in today’s Deseret, Utah Morning News says it all: Centerville Says No to Wal-Mart. According to the newspaper, the city’s Planning Commission rejected
The headline in today’s Deseret, Utah Morning News says it all: Centerville Says No to Wal-Mart. According to the newspaper, the city’s Planning Commission rejected
Wal-Mart often suggests that only a “vocal minority” doesn’t want them around, but frequently, when asked, the minority turns out to be a majority. In
Centerville, Utah is a small community of roughly 16,000 people a short drive from Salt Lake City. The community calls itself the “Friendly City,” but
The Junior High School gym was packed recently with local residents wearing anti-Wal-Mart tshirts. The Davis County Clipper newspaper estimated a crowd of at least
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.