An organized campaign to prevent the spread of chain dollar stores in Wallowa County scored a significant victory earlier this month. The Joseph City Council passed an ordinance banning “formula” businesses from operating within city limits.
It’s sort of the crux of the issue, dollar stores have been expanding to fill that gap in these remote and small communities, and those communities don’t want that for themselves.
It’s sort of the crux of the issue, dollar stores have been expanding to fill that gap in these remote and small communities, and those communities don’t want that for themselves.