Wal-Mart Opponents Want To Form Their Own Town
Don’t like the growth policies of your local town officials? Form your own town! When officials in Irmo, South Carolina decided to annex land from
Don’t like the growth policies of your local town officials? Form your own town! When officials in Irmo, South Carolina decided to annex land from
There are six Wal-Mart supercenters within 20 miles of the town of Irmo, South Carolina. There are also 366,128 s.f. of empty Wal-Mart stores 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.