Documents and Links

Documents

· Andersonville Study of Retail Economics – Full Version (813 kb PDF format)

· Andersonville Study of Retail Economics – Summary (633 kb PDF format)

· Barnstable Massachusetts Fiscal Impact Report (342 kb PDF format)

· The Benefits of Doing Business Locally (148 kb PDF format)

· Competing with the Big Box Stores (104 kb PDF format)

· CROG Livable Communities (678 kb PDF format)

· Economic Impact of Local –vs- Chain Stores (104 kb PDF format)

· Fiscal Impacts of Land Use in Ohio (213 kb PDF format)

· The Impact of “Big-Box” Building Materials Stores on Host Towns (222 kb PDF format)

· Route 10 Corridor Study – Summary (99 kb PDF format)

· Tax Base Consequences of Economic Development (22 kb PDF format)

· CPTV – SPRAWL: Drive by Denial – Full Transcript (98 kb Microsoft Word format)

· State of CT DOT filing for River Oaks – Summary (779 kb PDF format)

· State of CT DOT filing for River Oaks – Full (8.1 mb PDF format)

· C.A.R.E – The Economics of Big Box Retail (40 kb PDF format)

· Report of the State of Connecticut Blue Ribbon Commission on Property Tax Burdens and Smart Growth Incentives

Web Links

· Reclaim Democracy – National Anti-WalMart Websites & Blogs

· Walkable Streets.com

· Against The Wal.net

· Sprawl-Busters.com

· The Institute of Community Preservation – An Overview of Big Box Retail

· Wal-Mart Watch.com

· The Big Box Tax

· Big Box Economic Impact Studies

· Social Impacts of Big Box Retail

· Research On Big Boxes

· Defending Your Community against Big Box Retail

· Big Box Retail: What can a community do about them?

· Read More About Urban Sprawl

· The Case Against Sprawl (from the book “Slam Dunking Wal-Mart”)

· The Home Town Advantage – By Stacy Mitchell

· Why support Locally owned businesses (PDF format)

· The Big Box Tax

· Big Box Economic Impact Studies

· Social Impacts of Big Box Retail

· Research On Big Boxes

· Defending Your Community against Big Box Retail

· Big Box Retail: What can a community do about them?

· Canton C.A.R.E.

· CT Smart Growth : fighting sprawl and building communities

· The Town Plan for Conservation and Development – Plan and Chapter Introductions (Draft 10-11-2005)

· The Town Plan for Conservation and Development – Goals, Policies, and Objectives (Draft 10-11-2005)

· The Town Plan for Conservation and Development – Plan and Chapter Introductions (Draft 7-19-2005)

· The Town Plan for Conservation and Development – Goals, Policies, and Objectives (Draft 7-19-2005)

· Town Planning Commission Minutes – Draft Special Meeting (Draft August 2, 2005)

Watch Simsbury Town Meetings on Community TV (Ch.21) (link to the schedule)