Meijer’s, the mid-west discount chain store wants to build a 215,000 s.f. superstore on 33 acres of land in St.Charles, IL. The Mayor thinks the
Sprawl-Busters reported on February 6, 2007, that Wal-Mart had proposed a 226,000 s.f. superstore in St. Charles, Illinois that had area residents upset. The project,
The city of St. Charles, Illinois (pop. 31,834) is “just one hour west of Chicago.” The city has a Downtown St. Charles Partnership, a volunteer-based
Robert Frost wrote about the road not taken. But this is a story about a road that was taken. At the end of January, Wal-Mart
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.