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Wal-Mart Goes To Voters To Get Around Planning Commission

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Angela Flood
14 January 2004 - 8:00am

Tired of trying to get the approval of a city? Go directly to the voters instead.

"Stung by strong opposition in nearly every corner of the country where it proposes a large-scale development, Wal-Mart is taking a new tack here: bypassing local regulators and going straight to voters for permission to build a mega-store."

Full Story: Wal-Mart tries end run around balky city
Source: The Chicago Tribune, January 12, 2004
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