Wal-Mart Officially Departs
After years of trying to push itself on this small community, and two losses, it appears that Wal-Mart has finally thrown in the cards in
After years of trying to push itself on this small community, and two losses, it appears that Wal-Mart has finally thrown in the cards in
Chalk up another victory for citizens. After two defeats, will Wal-Mart ever come back to Saranac Lake, New York? The village Board voted June 5th
If you live in Saranac Lake, New York, you’ve got mail. Wal-Mart recently sent out a mailing to village residents trying to bolster more support
Residents in Saranac Lake, New York, which fought off a Wal-Mart in the 1990s, are now celebrating a second victory against sprawl. Village elections yesterday
Sprawl-Busters reported on December 6, 2005 that Wal-Mart had returned to the scene of a defeat back in 1999, when their plans to build in
Wal-Mart is so hungry for locations, it’s revisiting its old haunts where defeat met them the last time. Wal-Mart unsuccessfully tried to build a store
Now you see it, now you don’t. A prime piece of land Wal-Mart planned to purchase to construct a store in Saranac Lake was purchased
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.