‘Smart, Controlled Growth’ Colorado Style
Wal-Mart has got to love Colorado. Many small towns in Colorado embrace the concept of ‘smart growth,’ but realize it in the most contradictory ways.
Wal-Mart has got to love Colorado. Many small towns in Colorado embrace the concept of ‘smart growth,’ but realize it in the most contradictory ways.
There was another slam-dunk of Wal-Mart this week. Citizens in Windsor, Colorado, a town of about 15,000 people, celebrated a victory over Wal-Mart on Monday
The Windsor planning commissioners gave Wal-Mart opponents a first taste of victory this week, as they voted unanimously against locating a supercenter on land between
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.