One Wal-Mart Is One More Than Enough.
Residents in Yakima, Washington are wondering how many Wal-Marts you can fit on the head of a pin? Here’s a report filed today from a
Residents in Yakima, Washington are wondering how many Wal-Marts you can fit on the head of a pin? Here’s a report filed today from a
Sprawl-Busters first wrote about Yakima, Washington on February 21, 2003. At the time, citizens wrote about their opposition to a proposed Wal-Mart superstore: “Yakima is
Sprawl-Busters first wrote about Yakima, Washington four years ago, on February 21, 2003. At the time, citizens wrote: “Yakima is a city of about 85,000
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.