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2000

6/30/01

Athens Banner-Herald
County should lead by example in protecting our rivers and streams

Editorial

6/29/01

Athens Banner-Herald
Courteous Mass bike rides show need for more bike lanes

Letter to the Editor by Dorothy O'Niell

6/27/01

Athens Banner-Herald
UGA student is appalled at trailer park evictions

Letter to the Editor by Christina Blanchard

6/26/01

Athens Banner-Herald
Sharing the road the natural way Monthly Courteous Mass ride

By Julie Powell

6/24/01

Athens Banner-Herald
Mistake with buffer cause for rethinking parking lot

By Shana Gallentine

Omission of alternative transportation options in road improvement plans is disappointing
Letter to the Editor by Heather C. Reed

The $25,000 the county paid for 'Murmur' trestle was a wise investment for future
Letter to the Editor by Krysia Haag

County officials need to answer some questions before connecting neighborhoods
Letter to the Editor by Winn Hudgins

6/22/01

Athens Banner-Herald
Saving Atlanta Highway by killing neighborhoods is pure folly

Letter to the Editor by William Loughner

 

6/21/01

Athens Banner-Herald
Alec Little Environmental Award

Staff

Like a natural disaster, evictions will destroy lives
Letter to the Editor by Tere Pages

Mobile home evictions are the work of heartless despots
Letter to the Editor by Lennon Haas

Community needs to step in and help displaced residents
Letter to the Editor by Elinor Rees

6/20/01

Athens Banner-Herald
Traffic woes do not have to be a result of linking neighborhoods

Editorial

Flagpole Magazine
Why Not Here?

Pub Notes by Pete McCommons

6/19/01

Athens Banner-Herald
Affordable housing shortage highlighted in trailer park closure

Editorial

A-C residents hold the key to preserving green space
Letter to the Editor by Leafy Briggs

6/18/01

Athens Banner-Herald
Ready to fight eviction: Garden Springs residents angry over sale of mobile home park

By Lee Shearer

Atlanta Highway traffic plan involves several routing changes
by Shana Gallentine

6/17/01

Athens Banner-Herald
There goes the neighborhood: Development would uproot families

By Joan Stroer

Farmland converted to urban land at fast rate
By Lee Shearer

6/14/01

Athens Banner-Herald
Rails-to-trails advocates meet with commissioners at trestle

By Shana Gallentine

6/13/01

Athens Banner-Herald
Landowners look to conservation easements to protect greenspace

By Kevin Conner

6/13/01

Athens Banner-Herald
Neighborhood group saves land from development

By Mary Jessica Hammes

5/22/01

Athens Banner-Herald
Developer seeking $13 million from county for restoration

By Shana Gallentine

5/21/01

Athens Banner-Herald
Gaines School residents asking for sprawl buffer

By Shana Gallentine

5/9/01

Flagpole Magazine
Jordan Won But So What: Lest We Forget

By Brad Aaron

5/7/01

Athens Banner-Herald
Forum: Bringing developers, neighborhoods together

By Rex Gonnsen

4/25/01

Athens Banner-Herald
Ecologist makes plea for humanity

By Lee Shearer

4/18/01

Flagpole Magazine
The Magic Show: The Commission's hand is quicker than the public's eye

By Brad Aaron

4/17/01

Athens Banner-Herald
Panel: State needs better water reserves

By Lee Shearer

4/13/01

Athens Banner-Herald
Save strip malls by making them multi-use developments

Letter to the Editor by Susan Timberlake

4/12/01

Athens Banner-Herald
So home is where the poor health is?

By Walter C. Jones

4/9/01

Athens Banner-Herald
Creative alternatives can be found to revive dying shopping centers

Editorial

4/4/01

Athens Banner-Herald
Development plan denied: Commission instead opts for lower-density designation

By Shana Gallentine

County appeals valuation of East Athens land
by Stephen Gurr

4/2/01

Athens Banner-Herald
Forum: We won't stop growing, so we must start planning

By Douglas C. Bachtel

3/30/01

Athens Banner-Herald
Panel to study transferable development rights

By Shana Gallentine

3/29/01

Athens Banner-Herald
Madison Co. on right path toward managing its growing population
Editorial

3/23/01

Athens Banner-Herald
Despite foot dragging, legislature gets high marks for 2001 session
Editorial

Area counties post substantial increases
By Shana Gallentine

Population explosion: Census paints picture of a fast-changing Northeast Georgia
By Lee Shearer

3/19/01

Athens Banner-Herald
Developers, neighborhoods must keep dialogue going
Editorial

3/18/01

Athens Banner-Herald
Oconee growth Environmental and quality of life issues have Oconee citizens talking, and some businesses listening, about how to approach development

By Kevin Conner

3/14/01

Athens Banner-Herald
Panel to study trestle's future
By Shana Gallentine

3/12/01

Athens Banner-Herald
Economic boom may make soil erosion worse
By Lee Shearer

3/5/01

Athens Banner-Herald
Forum: History jeopardized under guise of property rights
By Professor Emeritus Carl Vipperman

2/28/01

Flagpole Magazine
Behind the Rail: Your Tax Dollars at Work
by Brad Aaron

We're #1 (& #10, & #16)
Pub Notes by Pete McCommons

Athens Banner-Herald
County's new land use plan wonąt stop sprawl
Letter to the Editor

Sprawl rankings show Athens can't ignore effects of its growth
Editorial

2/26/01

Athens Banner-Herald
Design standards will take mystery out of developments
Editorial

Greek park opponents voice concerns
By Joan Stroer

2/24/01

Athens Banner-Herald
Survey ranks Athens 16th worst in sprawl: Classic City makes USA Today report's Top 20 Sprawl city
By Shana Gallentine

2/23/01

USA Today
A comprehensive look at sprawl in America
By Haya El Nasser and Paul Overberg

2/23/01

Athens Banner-Herald
Conservation subdivision standards coming up for vote
By Shana Gallentine

2/16/01

Athens Banner-Herald
Oconee residents take steps toward preserving farmland
By Kevin Conner

2/15/01

Athens Banner-Herald
Park users, students oppose UGA plan for Greek housing
By Joan Stroer

2/14/01

Athens Banner-Herald
Forest to host 'Greek Park'?
By Lee Shearer

2/14/01

Flagpole Magazine
Commish Considers Sprawl, Fire, Phones; TDRs Will Require a Little More TLC
City Pages

2/13/01

Athens Banner-Herald
Local, state officials aren't enforcing development laws
By Walt Cook, Letter to the Editor

2/1/01

Athens Banner-Herald
Planners vote down subdivision
By Shana Gallentine

1/19/01

Athens Banner-Herald
Farmland preservation strategies discussed
By Kevin Conner

1/6/01

Athens Banner-Herald
Zoning change hits snag: AR proposal's fate up to commission
By Shana Gallentine

1/5/01

Athens Banner-Herald
A-C commission needs to put safety nets back into rural zoning rules
Editorial

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