» Monthly Archives: November 2006
Landfills a Tough Sell
November 30, 2006 New York Public Radio Landfills have always been a tough sell for sanitation officials and garbage companies. And a new survey of Americans’ attitudes toward development has found it’s getting even harder, not only for landfills, but for most development projects. The second annual Saint Index, by the Saint Consulting Group, ...
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Opposition to Commercial Development Still Strong
November 29, 2006 GlobeSt.com BOSTON-Americans are strongly opposed to commercial development projects, and a majority of them favor using tax dollars to keep land undeveloped, a new survey finds. According to the Saint Index, a survey of 1,000 Americans commissioned by the Hingham, MA-based Saint Consulting Group, nearly three quarters of the respondents said ...
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Americans oppose development of almost every kind
November 29, 2006 Portland Business Journal Most Americans oppose new landfills, power plants and quarries. They also oppose casinos, Wal-Marts, hospitals, apartments, single family development and 70 percent would use tax dollars to prevent land from being developed. So says the second annual Saint Index, a survey commissioned by The Saint Consulting Group, which ...
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Opposition to Land-Use Development More Widespread: Survey
November 29, 2006 Progressive Grocer BOSTON - A growing number of Americans are strongly opposed to real estate development, although attitudes toward grocery development have softened some in the past year, according to the Saint Index, a survey commissioned by The Saint Consulting Group here. Opposition to Land-Use Development More Widespread: Survey
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LOOKING IN ON: GAMING
November 27, 2006 Las Vegas Sun Would you rather live next to a landfill, a casino or Wal-Mart? The American Gaming Association and Harrah's Entertainment have trotted out independent surveys over the past several years showing that most Americans don't object to gambling. While that may be true, it doesn't mean all of those ...
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Wal-Mart finds frosty reception
November 21, 2006 The Philadelphia Inquirer While knocking on more than 2,000 doors during his campaign for Berlin Borough Council this fall, Stephen Clyde encountered one question over and over. It wasn't about property taxes or immigration or gay marriage. Voters wanted to know: What was his position on Wal-Mart? "Wal-Mart acted as a ...
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Development trends…
November 14, 2006 Michael Pollock's Gaming Industry Observer NIMBY MOVEMENT PLACES CASINOS AT TROUBLING END OF SCALE; STARTING WITH BIG HANDICAP Editor’s Note: Casinos are widely heralded as generators of prodigious employment. Of considerably lesser repute is the heat that casinos generate in the development stage. As the chart above shows, the public sees ...
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Neighborhoods raise a stink over landfill development
November 13, 2006 Crain's Cleveland Business Americans oppose landfill development even more than casinos in their neighborhoods. Not by much, but still, that's some serious opposition. Indeed, more Americans would rather see a power plant or quarry down the street than a landfill. Even Wal-Mart, which routinely faces development battles in various parts ...
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U.S. ATTITUDES AGAINST LAND-USE DEVELOPMENT GROW DEEPER AND WIDESPREAD, SURVEY REVEALS
Negative mind-set dominates results of second national Saint Index© across 14 industries and five regions; citizens turn thumbs-down on effectiveness of local officials in land-use issues.
Toplines and trends from The Saint Index© sponsored by The Saint Consulting Group:
Opposition to development still remains strong: 1 in 5 Americans actively oppose it.
70% of Americans would use taxes ...
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A tough sell
November 6, 2006 Waste News Overcoming resistance to landfills not getting easier, survey shows Americans oppose landfill development even more than casinos in their neighborhoods. Not by much, but still, that’s some serious opposition. In fact, more Americans would rather see a power plant or quarry down the street than a landfill. Even Wal-Mart, ...
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