Stop Dollar Store Proliferation in Your Community: A Strategy Guide
More than 75 cities and towns have defeated dollar storer projects in the last four years. Our new strategy guide can help you keep these chains out of your community.… Read More
Whatcha Workin’ On, Nicola Chin? Podcast Episode 4
Welcome to the fourth episode of the Whatcha Workin’ On? podcast. Lisa Gonzalez interviews our newest staff member, Nicola Chin, Director of Strategy and Development. Nicola shares her history of grassroots and nonprofit work and explains what she hopes to see in her days to come at ILSR. Welcome, Nicola! Whatcha Workin’ On? Episode 4 Click … Read More
Midcoast Maine Residents Oppose Coastal Home Depot
Residents of the midcoast region of Maine are petitioning the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the US Coast Guard to deny permits to a planned Home Depot store in the town of Rockland. The 100,000-square-foot store is slated for a 24-acre site along the coast near Route 1. The project was approved by the Rockland Planning Commission in October. It still needs permits from the DEP, which is accepting public comment through February and is expected to issue a decision in March. … Read More