Sprawl-Busters reported in April of 2005 that residents in Lockport, Illinois had taken their city to court fighting a Wal-Mart supercenter in their community. The
Local residents in Lockport, Illinois have spent as much as $45,000 in legal bills fighting a Wal-Mart supercenter in their community, and all they got
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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.
