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Author offers cities planning tips to avoid big-box blues

November 16, 2006/

Through "citizen awareness," zoning and planning, municipal leaders can have a big say in how their cities are developed, author Stacy Mitchell said Tuesday to a gathering of local planners and economic development officials.

Cities don’t have to be overrun by big-box retailers such as Wal-Mart and Target, she said.

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By Nicole Warburton
Deseret Morning News

Full Story: http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,650207473,00.html

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