Citizens Want Wal-Mart To Pay $5 Million for Community Development
The residents of a small city in Washington state are trying to turn a huge, Wal-Mart lemon into some lemon-aid for the community. On December
The residents of a small city in Washington state are trying to turn a huge, Wal-Mart lemon into some lemon-aid for the community. On December
Citizens in Chelan, Washington have won a “white knuckle” victory, preventing a Wal-Mart superstore from opening just weeks before its ribbon-cutting. A court ruling has,
This is the story of a very large bait-and-switch tactic that exchanged apple blossoms for a supercenter. Sprawl-Busters has received the following update on citizen
Washington state is being assaulted by Wal-Mart supercenters, and the residents in many towns are taking up arms. Here’s a report from the front lines
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.