A Newsflash on October 30, 2002 provides the background on a ballot question vote in Maplewood, Missouri to keep out a Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club project. Wal-Mart
Mayor Mark Langston is “really pleased” that a Wal-Mart and Sam’s club were given the green light by voters in Maplewood, Missouri. (See November 11,
The community of Maplewood, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis, is about to vote on a massive sprawl plan that includes a 33 acre Wal-Mart
Sprawl-busters in Maplewood, Missouri, a small suburb of St. Louis (9,200), report that they have a Wal-Mart battle on their hands. Here is their account:
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.