I'm ashamed to even admit it, even to myself, but sometimes I fail. The haters organize against me and somehow miraculously stop me from invading and devouring towns. It's just not fair, I had all sort of exploitations planned.

Arizona | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Florida | Georgia | Idaho
Illinois | Indiana | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana | Massachusets | Maryland
Maine | Michigan | Missouri | Mississippii | North Carolina | New Hampshire
New Jersey | New Mexico | Nevada | New York | Ohio | Oregon | Pennsylvania
South Carolina | Texas | Virginia | Washington | Wisconsin | West Virginia
Ontario | British Colubmia

Arizona

Chandler: WM withdrew from 2 projects in the past year (March 2005)
Glendale: WM withdrew proposal due to lack of city council support
(January 2004)
Kingman: City Council rejected proposal in supermajority vote (August 2003)
Phoenix: City Council voted to limit size of superstore to 130,000 sq ft, after which WM withdrew proposal (October 2000)
Tuscon: City passed "big-box" size limit law in 1999; WM filed a lawsuit against the law, which was thrown out by a Superior Court judge (September 2003)

California

Woodland: Planning Commission voted 7-0 to reject WM proposal (July 2004)
Auburn: WM withdrew proposal in the midst of citizens' lawsuit (August 2001)
Eureka: Voters rejected WM by a 22% point margin (August 1999)
Inglewood: Voters rejected WM with a more than 60% majority (April 2004)
Lincoln: WM developer withdrew proposal in the midst of community opposition (October 2004)
Martinez: City adopted "Big Box" ordinance limiting food sales in stores more than 90,000 sq ft (September 2002)
Placer County: Judge ruled WM's Environmental Impact Report, denies WM's permit (August 1998)
Oakland: City Council adopts "Big Box" ordinance keeping out WM Supercenters (October 2003)
Reedley: Voters narrowly defeated rezoning plan for WM (March 2002)
San Francisco: City Land Use Committee ban superstores larger than 120,000 sq ft (May 2004)
San Marcos: Voters rejected WM by 60% margin (March 2004)
Turlock: Judge rules against WM in favor of city's "big box" ordinance (February 2005)
Upland: Developer drops WM plan in the face of overwhelming community opposition (March 2005)
West Covina: City Council voted 3-2 to reject WM site plan (January 2004)

Colorado

Monument: County Commission voted 4-0 to reject WM supercenter proposal
(July 2004)
Thornton: City Council voted 7-2 to reject WM proposal (June 2004)
Longmont: City Council voted 4-3 to reject WM annexation proposal
(November 2001)
Windsor: City Council voted 4-3 to reject WM rezoning proposal (October 2004)

Connecticut

Colchester: WM backed out of proposal in the face of community opposition and environmental concerns (January 2001)
Killingly: Planning and Zoning Commission voted 4-1 to reject WM Distribution Center (March 2003)

Florida

Estero: Lee County Hearing Officer rejected WM rezoning request (August 2004)
Gainesville: City Commission voted 5-2 to deny WM proposal (June 2004)
Clermont: City Council passes "big box" ordinance limiting store sizes (April 1999)
Crystal River: City Council voted 3-2 to reject WM annexation proposal
(October 2003)
Holiday: WM withdraws proposal in the face of community opposition (June 2003)
Jacksonville: Governor Jeb Bush rejected WM plans (September 2004)
Lake Forest: County Commissioners voted 5-0 to reject WM (January 2000)
Sarasota: County Commissioners reject WM due to traffic issues (December 2004)
Brighton Bay: City Environmental Development Commission voted 5-2 to deny WM's application (June 2005)

Georgia

Covington: Board of Commissioners denied WM request in April due to traffic and environmental concerns (April 2004)
Cobb County: Planning Commission rejected WM's expansion plans (June 2005)
Fulton County: County Commission voted 6-1 to reject WM supercenter
(August 2004)
Gainesville: County Commissioners voted unanimously to reject WM rezoning proposal (December 2004)
Avondale Estates: City Commissioners voted 4-0 to reject WM proposal (December 2004)

Idaho

Hayden: Planning & Zoning Commission voted 5-0 to reject WM rezoning plan (December 2002)

Illinois

Chicago: WM drops out of South Side plan in the face of community opposition and a proposed living-wage law (August 2004)
Lake in the Hills: Village Board of Trustees rejected WM after developer offered to build an elementary school for the town in exchange for accepting WM
(March 2001)
Mokena: WM pulls out of land deal in the face of community opposition
(March 2005)
Plainfield: Village Board voted 4-2 to reject WM plan (January 2002)

Indiana

Decatur: Plan Commission voted 5-2 to reject WM supercenter (June 2004)
Terre Haute: City Council voted 4-3 to deny WM rezoning proposal (October 2004)
Fishers: WM freezes proposal for Neighborhood Market in the face of community opposition (June 2004)
Greenwood: WM withdraws proposal in the face of community opposition
(June 2004)
Westfield: WM proposal is pulled for lack of town support (April 2004)
New Albany: City Council voted 8-0 to reject WM for the third time in a row (August 1999)

Kansas

Lawrence: County Judge threw out 2 lawsuits filed against city officials for rejecting WM supercenter proposal (August 2004)
Manhattan: City Commissioners voted unanimously to deny WM rezoning request (August 1999)

Kentucky

Fort Wright: City Council voted 5-1 to reject WM (October 2000)

Louisiana

Chalmette: Board of Zoning Adjustments voted 3-2 to reject WM
(September 2002)

Massachusets

Meominster: Developer nixes WM from plan as part of settlement from citizens' lawsuit (May 2005)

Maryland

Dunkirk: WM drops plan for side-by-side stores (a ploy to get around the city's size cap) in "direct response to community outcry" (May 2005)
Hagerstown: Circuit Court Judge ruled in favor of Planning Commission's denial of WM supercenter plan (September 2001)
Kent Island: Maryland Court of Appeals upheld County Commissioners' denial of WM proposal (September 2002)

Maine

Bangor: Board of Environmental Protection voted 5-3 to deny WM superstore site application (May 2003)
Rockland: WM dropped plans for supercenter in the face of citizen opposition and state regulation (April 2000)
Topsham: WM dropped plans for supercenter in face of citizen lawsuit
(August 2003)
Wells: Board of Selectmen voted 3-2 against WM rezoning proposal (April 2000)

Michigan

Charlevoix: City passes size-cap "big box" ordinance (June 2005)
Jackson: WM dropped plan for second Supercenter after failing to force small business owners out of their properties (June 2004)
Bedford: Township Board passed size cap "big box" ordinance as part of fight against WM (November 2002)

Missouri

Blue Springs: Planning Commission voted 5-3 to deny WM proposal (May 2003)
Columbia: Planning and Zoning Commission voted 6-3 to reject WM rezoning request (December 2004)
Olivette: Voters reject WM/big-box shopping center proposal (February 2000)

Mississippii

Biloxi: Circuit Judge upheld city's rejection of WM rezoning petition (August 2004)

North Carolina

Winston-Salem: City Council voted to kill WM supercenter plan (May 2005)
Belmont: Monks in Belmont Abbey withdrew their plans for WM development after hearing from local residents (August 2002)
Hickory: WM withdrew plans for supercenter in the face of citizens' lawsuit
(April 2003)

New Hampshire

Nashua: Zoning Board of Appeals rejected WM's proposal to fill in wetlands for development (February 2005)
Stratham: WM abandoned plans to build a supercenter on wetlands as the Conservation Commission voted unanimously to deny the proposal
(November 1999)
Walpole: Developer dropped plans for WM in the face of community opposition (January 1999)

New Jersey

Deptford: Township's Planning Board rejected WM supercenter plan
(October 2004)
Harrison: Rowan University takes land on which WM had planned to build
(January 2005)

New Mexico

Albuquerque: City Council voted to grant a neighborhood appeal against a zoning change for WM (June 1999)

Nevada

Reno: City Council voted 5-2 to reject WM supercenter plan (November 2000)

New York

Cazenovia: Town Board voted to reject WM rezoning plan (July 1999)
Queens: Developer dropped WM from plan in the face of intense opposition (February 2005)
Saranac Lake: Citizen bought land on which a WM was proposed in order to keep WM out (March 1999)

Ohio

Beavercreek: City Council voted 6-1 to reject WM supercenter plan (August 2000)
Cleveland: WM pulled out of project after city drafts legislation to prevent the proposed WM from expanding into groceries (February 2005)
Harrison: City Council rejected WM rezoning plan (June 2005)
Milford: Planning Commission voted unanimously to reject WM rezoning plan (February 2004)
Westerville: WM withdrew from development plan as part of a settlement over lawsuit with the city council, which voted in 2000 to reject WM (December 2002)

Oregon

Central Point: WM loses appeal over city council's rejection of WM plan
(August 2005)
Hillsboro: Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals backed city council's unanimous rejection of WM supercenter plan (April 2004)
Medford: City Council voted 5-1 to reject WM site plan (May 2004)
Hood River: Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals backed Hood River County Board of Commissioner's rejection of WM supercenter plan (July 2004)
Oregon City: WM announced it would not appeal city council's vote to deny WM rezoning request (December 2003)

Pennsylvania

Carroll Township: Supervisors voted to reject plans for WM supercenter
(April 2005)
Manor: Citizens group have managed to keep WM out for eight years
(December 2004)

South Carolina

Clemson: Department of Health and Environmental Control Board voted 5-1 to pull WM's permit to build (October 2001)
Mount Pleasant: Town Council voted unanimously to reject proposed WM land use change (June 2005)

Texas

Arlington: Planning and Zoning Commission voted 5-2 against WM proposal (January 2005)
Dallas: City Council voted unanimously to deny WM supercenter proposal (November 2002)
Houston: WM drops plan for supercenter in the face of community opposition (January 2003)
Lakeway: Voters rejected big box development (including WM supercenter plan) by 72% margin (November 2003)
Murphy: City Council voted 3-0 to rezone land for a proposed WM to residential, therefore kicking WM out (August 1999)
Richardston: City Council voted 5-2 to reject WM proposal (September 1999)

Virginia

Ashland: Planning Commission voted 5-0 to reject WM plan (November 1999)
Front Royal: Citizens tossed out pro-WM officials in vote; WM withdrew plan in the face of community opposition (June 2005)
Warrenton: Planning Commission voted 5-2 to reject WM expansion plan
(February 2005)

Washington

Gig Harbor: WM loses its option for a 133,000-square-foot super store
Lacey: City officials rejected WM's request for them to change their Village Master Plan in order to allow a WM (May 2002)

Wisconsin

Jefferson: Common Council voted 5-3 to reject land annexation for WM supercenter (May 2005)
Madison: Plan Commission unanimously rejected Sam's Club proposal over its refusal to build a "green store" as requested by the city (June 2002)
Monroe: Voters rejected WM plan by 68% margin (April 2005)

West Virginia

Morgantown: Commissioner of Highways denied WM application to build on burial ground in the face of community opposition, citing "public interest" and traffic issues (August 2001)

Ontario, Canada

Brampton: Ontario Municipal Board rejected WM distribution center (July 2000)
Burlington: City Council voted against WM plan due to community opposition
(May 2005)
Guelph: Citizens have kept WM out of their community for ten years (April 2005)

British Columbia, Canada

Vancouver: City Council voted 8-3 to reject WM proposal (June 2005)