Town Lauds, Rejects Plea on Affordable Housing Plan
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By Fraidy Reiss, Asbury Park Press, N.J.  Feb. 18--JACKSON -- Don't give it all to a developer.
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By Patrick Donohue, Destin Log, Fla.  Sep. 23--The community was polled, a task force was assembled and a vision was drawn up for the redevelopment of Destin's harbor --but that plan was not approved.
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By Tom Bailey Jr baileytom@yourappealcom  Neighbors are responding with questions about, support for and opposition to a proposed equestrian retreat in Collierville. "I thought it was wonderful," Joan Jenkins said of plans unveiled last week for Ryan's Ranch.
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By Jay Conley, The Roanoke Times, Va.  Sep. 10--A development group's proposal to combine single-family homes and condominiums with commercial businesses and a health care center near Fincastle is facing opposition from Botetourt County residents and county officials.
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By Michael Newsom, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Sep. 13--OCEAN SPRINGS -- Developers have changed their plan for a controversial apartment complex and will build townhouses instead.
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr.; Journal Staff Writer  The state Department of Environmental Protection issued a "superseding order" that overrules the town Conservation Commission's rejection of a plan by Weaver's Cove.
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By Gina Macris; Journal Staff Writer  The former industrial complex's eligibility for historic preservation tax credits could pave the way for affordable housing.
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By Larry Parsons, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Sep. 8--A small subdivision in Carmel Valley, rejected by a Monterey County advisory panel, will be appealed to the county Board of Supervisors.
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By Larissa Van Beurden-Doust, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif.  Dec. 11--Some Nipomo residents who like the town's rural atmosphere are worried that open space left near some housing projects may actually lead to more development.
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Some Virginia officials no doubt are applauding the U.S. House Appropriations Committee's rejection Thursday of a proposal to lift the moratorium that bans oil and gas drilling off the nation's Outer Continental Shelf.  As well they should.
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By Andy Reid, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Feb. 14--Developers might get a free pass from affordable-housing rules in the pricey new neighborhoods spreading across Palm Beach County's Agricultural Reserve.
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By Eric Russell, Bangor Daily News, Maine  Dec. 8--ELLSWORTH -- The city's planning board has turned down a Lamoine couple's proposal to build two four-unit apartment buildings on land they own in an Ellsworth neighborhood.
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His first town meeting after announcing his candidacy was unusually restrained, with no hokey music and very little pandering. Joe Klein blogs from Iowa
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By Deborah S. Morris, Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Feb. 8--In the end, the community came together to preserve its past with an eye toward the future.
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By John Castellucci; Journal Staff Writer  An ordinance to acquire the historical structure to protect it from a developer fails to gain passage.
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By JOHN A. COLVIN  PORT ALLEN - A resolution supporting a subdivision development on the city's outskirts failed without a vote before the City Council on Wednesday night.
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By The Baltimore Sun  Jun. 14--ACarroll County town has been forced to give up on a conventional scheme for economic prosperity, but will likely wind up the better for it.