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 is based in Boston, to gauge the public’s interest in land-use issues.

Americans oppose development of almost every kind