Nine years ago, in May of 2008, residents of Copley, Ohio contacted Sprawl-Busters for help in blocking a proposed Wal-Mart superstore. This week, residents wrote
Almost two years ago, citizens in the neighboring towns of Fairlawn and Copley, Ohio got some big news: Wal-Mart was dropping plans to build a
Ten little words have made citizens in Copley, Ohio very happy. The headline in the Beacon Journal this week read: “There will be no Wal-Mart
Residents in the Montrose-area of Fairlawn, Ohio have been stewing for weeks over what might happen to them across the road in Copley, Ohio. In
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.