Residents of Fairhope, Alabama figure there’s one thing that a chain store like Wal-Mart understands: other chains. So the group of Wal-Mart opponents, known as
More than 2,000 residents in Fairhope, Alabama signed a petition against a proposed Wal-Mart supercenter on 57 acres of land east of the city, but
As many as 400 upset residents crowded into close quarters at town hall in Fairhope, Alabama this week to make it clear they don’t want
It doesn’t take much these days to get citizens upset about a Wal-Mart superstore. Sprawl-Busters recently received this account of another battle brewing in the
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Read MoreThe 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.
