Damariscotta, Maine, Rejects Wal-Mart, Endorses Size Cap
The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/damariscotta-maine-rejects-walmart-endorses-size-cap/On Tuesday, voters in the small town of Damariscotta, Maine, overwhelmingly approved a local law barring stores over 35,000 square feet (about the size of a medium grocery store). The vote puts an end to Wal-Mart’s plans to build a 187,000-square-foot supercenter in this village of just 2,000 people. Continue reading

