Citizens Put Wal-Mart On November Ballot
A proposal for a Wal-Mart supercenter in Lorain, Ohio has just been put on ice for the next five months. A group of residents who
A proposal for a Wal-Mart supercenter in Lorain, Ohio has just been put on ice for the next five months. A group of residents who
On November 23, 2005, Sprawl-Busters reported that voters in Lorain, Ohio had rejected a Wal-Mart supercenter at the polls. When a Home Depot project followed
There is no rest for the weary in Lorain, Ohio. They beat Wal-Mart once, lost to Home Depot once — and now Wal-Mart is back
There is no rest for the weary in Lorain, Ohio. Earlier this month, voters rejected a Wal-Mart supercenter at the polls, but now another big
Voters in Lorain, Ohio left no ambiguity for Wal-Mart to figure out. On Tuesday, the giant retailer’s plans to rezone 37 acres of land was
Small towns in Ohio are getting a closer look at Wal-Mart than many residents would care to have. The Morning Journal newspaper reports this week
Sometimes Wal-Marts show up in clusters, making residents feel like they are battling a swarm of locusts. Residents in three neighboring Ohio towns are all
Residents in Lorain, Ohio think that Home Depot is all wet. The giant home improvement chain wants to locate a store on 63.5 acres of
The March 4th. page one headline in The Morning Journal was good news to many residents in Lorain, Ohio. “Wal-Mart Plan Shot Down”. Growing opposition
Several residents of Lorain, Ohio contacted Sprawl-Busters about a Wal-Mart supercenter proposed for their town. “Wal-Mart is trying to bully our community and squeeze their
Many big box retailers leave “dark stores” behind them when they prematurely close one unit, and move to a bigger one. Wal-Mart has 400 “dark
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.