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6/29/03

Athens Banner-Herald
Ozone levels rise, violating fed standards

By Lee Shearer

Family-oriented designs solution to housing 'glut'?
By Janis Reid

6/28/03

Athens Banner-Herald
County's zoning should reflect community's vision
Letter to the Editor by Beth Gavrilles

6/27/03

Athens Banner-Herald
More tests on way for Pittard water

By Lee Shearer

6/26/03

Athens Banner-Herald
Oconee sewage plan in pipeline
By Patrick Crotty

Planners: Coordinate, grow smart
By Lee Shearer

Forum criticizing greenbelts didn't provide alternatives
Letter to the Editor by Scott Markwith

Politicians trying to be growth engineers only cause problems
Letter to the Editor by H.D. Lott

6/24/03

Athens Banner-Herald
Bishop fights for the small-town way of life: Battle over subdivision continues
By Patrick Crotty

6/23/03

Athens Banner-Herald
Oglethorpe County ponders the impact of growth
By Wayne Ford

Oconee forest may benefit from proposed plan: Conservation groups split over proposal
By Lee Shearer

6/22/03

Athens Banner-Herald
Ordinance crackdown making noise
By Joe Johnson

6/21/03

Athens Banner-Herald
Forum: Greenbelt will squeeze Clarke's poor and worsen its sprawl
Editorial by Gene Weeks

6/20/03

Athens Banner-Herald
Mobile homes curbed: Commissioners back moratorium
By Janis Reid

MPO meetings chance to make transportation input
By Lee Shearer

6/18/03

Athens Banner-Herald
A-C agrees to hold off on rental action: No ordinance enforcement as county weighs changes
By Janis Reid

New zone plan draws opposition
By Lee Shearer

Upgraded greenway offers users better access, amenities
Letter to the Editor by Dick Field, Chair, Oconee Rivers Greenway Commission

6/17/03

Athens Banner-Herald
A-C to consider moratorium on manufactured housing: Would prohibit development in single-family neighborhoods
By Janis Reid

6/14/03

Athens Banner-Herald
Oconee putting plan for new parks in play: Working on the big picture
By Patrick Crotty

Road map: Counties look ahead
By Lee Shearer

6/13/03

Athens Banner-Herald
Cancer probe to continue, but direction unclear
By Lee Shearer

Last-minute budget cuts kill greenspace program, for now
Editorial

6/12/03

Athens Banner-Herald
Cancer rate higher, but no link to water found: Pittard residents get cancer news: They don't like it
By Lee Shearer

Mobile home upsets subdivision residents: Covenant expires
By Janis Reid

Oconee wants to improve its growth management: Panel to review ordinances
By Patrick Crotty

Oconee wants to improve its growth management: Panel to review ordinances
By Patrick Crotty

Perdue cuts back Greenspace program
By Associated Press

6/11/03

Athens Banner-Herald
Oglethorpe added to Athens metropolitan area: Georgia gains seven new MSAs
By Lee Shearer

6/10/03

Athens Banner-Herald
Moratorium may be extended again
By Lee Shearer

6/6/03

Athens Banner-Herald
Lawyers looking for deal in suit over rental registration
By Janis Reid

6/5/03

Athens Banner-Herald
Diversion of funds puts cleanup on hold: Jackson waste site
By Lee Shearer

6/3/03

Athens Banner-Herald
Answers coming for Pittard residents
By Lee Shearer

5/31/03

Athens Banner-Herald
State to tighten regulations on poultry farms
By Dave Williams

5/29/03

Athens Banner-Herald
Hope for state rail network still alive: Authority moving forward with plans
By Dave Williams

Transportation planning group proposes changes: MACORTS alters public input methods
By Lee Shearer

5/28/03

Athens Banner-Herald
Clarke changes strategy in war against mosquitoes: Take a bite out of pests
By staff

Whistleblower bows out at EPA
By Lee Shearer

Opposition to landfill heats up in Taliaferro
By Associated Press

5/27/03

Athens Banner-Herald
Oconee wrestles with affordable housing: Many oppose public housing in county
By Wayne Ford

EPA would be better off if whistle blower was kept in its midst
Editorial

5/25/03

Athens Banner-Herald
Carabello: Will governor's veto help or hinder rental issues?
By Joanna Soto Carabello

5/24/03

Athens Banner-Herald
Senators oppose scientist's firing: EPA seeks to oust Athens researcher
By Lee Shearer

Water management bill not likely to come up again: Failed to pass this session
By Lee Shearer

5/23/03

Athens Banner-Herald
Delay in naming panel irks sprawl opponents
By Lee Shearer

A-C citizens push for urban designer in budget: Residents fight for position
By Janis Reid

Athens Arches on schedule: Mixed-use development to be done in August
By Ronell Smith

Oppose rental registration and help the county save money
Letter to the Editor by Vic Ford, Chairman, Clarke County Republican Party

5/22/03

Athens Banner-Herald
Plan would call for earlier restrictions: Early drought response
By Lee Shearer

First year of water rules are voluntary: Restrictions begin June 1
By Dave Williams

5/21/03

Athens Banner-Herald
Book opening on latest school sales-tax projects: 5 years, $80 million
By Alisa DeMao

Plans for restaurant, new on-ramp at odds: Olive Garden site at issue
By Janis Reid

Petition generated over subdivision plan
By Daniel J. Matthews Jr., Correspondent

Cemetery to get special crew: Gospel Pilgrim
By Allison Floyd

Atlanta: 500 new residents a day leads South: Census numbers
By Louise Chu, Associated Press

Rep. Smith may speak for Realtors, but not for residents
Letter to the Editor by Peter Goerig

5/20/03

Athens Banner-Herald
Extra tax revenue boosts budget
By Janis Reid

Clarke should welcome young people, not drive them away
Letter to the Editor by John Bratcher

5/19/03

Athens Banner-Herald
Hard Labor reservoir eyed in Walton: Oconee County
By Wayne Ford

A-C Commission courageous in the face of abuse, lawsuits
Letter to the Editor by Joanna S. Traylor

Affordable housing does have a place in Oconee County
Letter to the Editor by Rich Rusk, Secretary, Moore's Ford Memorial Committee, Bishop

5/18/03

Athens Banner-Herald
Customers could get 'green power' soon
By Walter C. Jones

Nelson: Cooperation needed in Athens area
By Don Nelson

5/17/03

Athens Banner-Herald
Property values look to rise again: Reassessments in the mail
By Janis Reid

Petition urges signing of anti-rental registration bill: Rental registration
By Walter C. Jones

Judges recuse themselves from registration lawsuit
By Janis Reid

Florida, Georgia and Alabama close to reaching deal: Water sharing
By Brendan Farrington, Associated Press

Community garden restores hope to once-vibrant Athens neighborhood: Growing together
By Kimberly E. Mock

Only John Ashcroft could like rental plan
Letter to the Editor by Rhett Jackson

5/16/03

Athens Banner-Herald
Proposal would change development densities
By Lee Shearer

Water woes keep development plans from flowing
By Allison Floyd

RDC opposes Atlanta's plan to incorporate its members: Northeast Georgia Regional Development Center
By Lee Shearer

5/15/03

Athens Banner-Herald
Money for commuter line derailed: Athens-Atlanta link delayed
By Lee Shearer

Extra staff a concern in rental issue
By Janis Reid

Commuter rail not dead, but governor has it in a long coma
Editorial

Rep. Bob Smith backs state ban on rental registration
Letter to the Editor by Bob Smith, District 76 state representative, Watkinsville

5/14/03

Athens Banner-Herald
3 take no stand on bill: Sign or veto? They state no preference
By Janis Reid

Police turn up volume of citations for noise
By Allison Floyd

Public meeting for revisions planned
By Lee Shearer

Madison County to revisit sign ordinance: Company interested in erecting billboard in Colbert
By Allison Floyd

Veto isn't the solution to A-C's horrid rental registration plan
Editorial

Positions proposed by mayor are fiscally responsible
Letter to the Editor by Jason Henderson

Mayor should focus on crime, not hiring more bureaucrats
Letter to the Editor by Bob Marable, High Shoals

5/13/03

Athens Banner-Herald
Rental plan hits new snag: Lawsuit filed against A-C; Smith asks Perdue to sign bill
By Janis Reid

Grow Green sows new plan for smart growth
By Lee Shearer

Police to enforce noise ordinance
By Staff

5/12/03

Athens Banner-Herald
New A-C position still not clear yet
By Lee Shearer

Bill barring rental registries may have negative backlash
Letter to the Editor by James Anderson

5/10/03

Athens Banner-Herald
Mayor calls for Perdue to veto bill: Rental registration could be banned by legislation
By Janis Reid

Deal would put building housing school offices up for sale
By Alisa DeMao

5/9/03

Athens Banner-Herald
Silent speaker sent a powerful message about rental plan
Letter to the Editor by David Levitt

5/8/03

Athens Banner-Herald
Mayor: I'll sign rental ordinance
By Janis Reid

State ban not targeting A-C, lobbyists say
By Walter C. Jones

Program targets mosquito larvae
By Janis Reid

Greenspace protection boosts property taxes: Study offers startling finding
By Dave Williams

Flawed process caught A-C commission in the middle of rental fight
Editorial

Commissioners may rue the day they ignored constituents
Letter to the Editor by Stan Baker

Pollution is taking a toll on our environment and our bodies
Letter to the Editor by Jill McElheney

5/7/03

Athens Banner-Herald
Rental registration ordinance approved despite opposition
By Janis Reid

Ban on rental registration clears legislature: Local delegation caught unaware
By Kate Carter

Developers withdraw rezoning request: Windy Creek delay
By Kimberly E. Mock

5/6/03

Athens Banner-Herald
Support for rental plan now wavering: A-C Commission
By Janis Reid

Policy, public not ready for rental registration decision
Editorial

Rental registration will help stabilize community
Letter to the Editor by James Anderson, President, Federation of Neighborhoods

Why fine landlord for tenant's violations?
Letter to the Editor by Claude Miller

5/5/03

Athens Banner-Herald
Water supply is adequate: Should meet growth
By Lee Shearer

Decision on Windy Creek rezoning upcoming: Oconee commissioners will hear request Tuesday
By Kimberly E. Mock

Student renters are smart enough to follow the rules
Letter to the Editor by Judith F. Thompson

Don't rush potentially harmful rental plan
Letter to the Editor by Mark Dodson

5/4/03

Athens Banner-Herald
Rental vote this Tuesday: If plan approved, lawsuits to follow
By Janis Reid

U.S. 129 route to success: According to Jackson County leaders
By Allison Floyd

Challenges abound when creating a 24-hour city: Mixing it up downtown
By Ronell Smith

With a few exceptions, proposed A-C budget seems to be reasonable
Editorial

Forum: Collaborative effort needed on rental plan
By Don Carson

Forum: Rental registration will protect neighborhoods from the rotten apples
By Andy Herod

5/2/03

Athens Banner-Herald
UGA will keep freshmen on campus: New housing policy to allow some exceptions
By Kate Carter

5/1/03

Athens Banner-Herald
Budget tight, but new posts deemed 'key'
By Janis Reid

Students play integral role in developing Tanyard Creek plan: Several options exist for engineering stormwater runoff system
By Lee Shearer

Crisis drives group: Couple creates environmental organization
By Lee Shearer

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