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“When I heard that Wal-Mart wanted to build a SuperCenter in our town, it was as though everything I love about Damariscotta was threatened”. Jenny Mayher, Co-Founder, OurTown Damariscotta
to build a SuperCenter in a small coastal Maine town. The range of citizen responses soon created a fissure that divided the community. On one side were those who wanted convenience, jobs, increased tax revenues, and rolled back prices. On the other side were those who sought to protect the local landscape and economy from out-of-scale development and out-of-town corporate colonization.
For many of the individuals who participated in the debate, the experience ignited democratic ideals considered beyond reach or tarnished by politics.
Ourtown follows the struggle of one community, challenged by the largest corporation in the world. Ultimately, the film asks the questions: what kind of town do you want to live in and who holds the power to determine the fate of your community?
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