Wal-Mart Agent Threatens Homeowners With Eminent Domain
A real estate consultant representing Wal-Mart is threatening homeowners in Crescent City, Florida that if they don’t sell an easement or right of way onto
A real estate consultant representing Wal-Mart is threatening homeowners in Crescent City, Florida that if they don’t sell an easement or right of way onto
On April 19, 2009, Sprawl-Busters reported that it might be several months before an Administrative Law Judge made a very big decision about a very
It could take several months for a judge in Florida to make a big decision about a very big Wal-Mart distribution center. Sprawl-Busters reported on
We’ve learned the hard way that Wall Street likes free taxpayer money as much as it loves the free market. But Wal-Mart has had its
A developer has unveiled a plan to build a huge, 1.1 million square foot Wal-Mart distribution center on a 235 acre parcel of land roughly
A controversial 1,000,000 s.f. Wal-Mart distribution center placed on the border of two counties has touched off a bitter battle between the two county governments.
It’s Christmas in August for Wal-Mart. The richest retailer in the world is getting a series of financial “gifts” from Florida taxpayers in return for
Savor this, because it does not happen often: a “dismayed” and “outraged” Wal-Mart apologizing to a community. But that’s exactly what happened recently over the
Residents in Crescent City, Florida are fighting to keep an enormous Wal-Mart distribution center out of their community. Florida already has 6 Wal-Mart distribution centers.
Sprawl-Busters reported on January 8, 2006 that two counties in Florida were in a legal battle over a proposed Wal-Mart distribution center. The two counties
Two counties are locked in a legal battle over a Wal-Mart distribution center four times larger than one of their supercenters. Approval by the Putnam
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.