The Utah Supreme Court unanimously ruled on July 1st that residents who fought a Wal-Mart supercenter in their community of Sandy, Utah, have the right
The Salt Lake Tribune reported this week that citizens in the city of Sandy (pop. 89,000) “mobbed” a Planning Commission hearing to protest a proposed
Wal-Mart is going to need a shoe horn and some grease to fit a planned 142,000 s.f. supercenter on 10 acres of land in a
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.