Court Upholds No Sewer Decision, Wal-Mart proposal sinks.
A resident’s committee in Kent Island, Maryland (Stevensville) in Queen Anne’s county called Up Against the WAL has finally poked a hole in Wal-Mart’s efforts
A resident’s committee in Kent Island, Maryland (Stevensville) in Queen Anne’s county called Up Against the WAL has finally poked a hole in Wal-Mart’s efforts
In my book, “Slam-Dunking Wal-Mart”, I describe the campaign tactics Wal-Mart uses when trying to lobby for a store in a local community. One of
It was all hugs and congratulations yesterday, as anti-Wal-Mart activist watch a Maryland judge reject a developer’s appeal against a county commissioner’s decision that prevented
The Queen Anne’s County (Maryland) Commissioners voted on May 23rd not to grant a water and sewer connection for a proposed 154,000 s.f. Wal-Mart supercenter
The state of Maryland is learning a civics lesson that smart growth can be outsmarted by wealthy developers. In Kent Island, Maryland, residents have been
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.