Wal-Mart Puts One More City On Hold
On December 15, 2005, Sprawl-Busters reported that the city council in Stoughton, Wisconsin had approved a land annexation measure by a vote of 8-4, which
On December 15, 2005, Sprawl-Busters reported that the city council in Stoughton, Wisconsin had approved a land annexation measure by a vote of 8-4, which
A controversial Wal-Mart proposal in Stoughton, Wisconsin continues to make headlines this week, as the city reversed itself and voted to annex land for Wal-Mart.
Sprawl-Busters has been writing about Stoughton, Wisconsin since May of 2003, when the group “Uff-da” turned up the heat on Wal-Mart. The battle see-sawed up
The city of Stoughton, Wisconsin has been going through the wringer for the past year. Under pressure from Wal-Mart, the city had been resisting efforts
It was not a good evening for Wal-Mart. The giant retailer did its best to stop the vote, but on January 27th. the City Council
Just last month, the City Council in Stoughton, Wisconsin voted 8-4 not to hold a non-binding referendum on the subject of the city’s proposed limit
The Common Council of Stoughton, Wisconsin is considering a “big box ordinance” to add to its zoning code. The purpose of the zoning change is
The Stoughton, Wisconsin City Council voted on July 22nd to temporarily put on ice any future building permits for retail stores larger than 50,000 s.f.
Residents in Stoughton, Wisconsin are battling off an out-of-state developer who wants to ruin a 185 acre field of dreams to build yet another 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.