OPINION: Covenant Rezoning: Follow the Rules, Not the Heart
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By Henry J. Waters III, Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo.  Sep. 22--Folks are in a snit about a rezoning request by not-for-profit Covenant Community Development Corp. for an area near the corner of Sexton Road and North Garth Avenue.
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Letter: Article&#8217;s &#8220;Ten Commandments of Project Management&#8221; aren&#8217;t new, but they are critical.
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By Joe Grundle  A permit to raze buildings does not necessarily include trees surrounding them, at least when it concerns shoreland property in Waukesha County.
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Voters are sending mixed signals about how they want their communities to grow, embracing strict controls in some places and rejecting them in others.
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AURORA, Ill. -- When Planned Parenthood wanted to open an abortion clinic in this Chicago suburb, its construction contractor opted not to disclose the purpose of the building when applying for city building permits.
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By Alyson Crean, Florida Keys Keynoter, Marathon  Feb. 28--It may have seemed a good idea at the time, but initiating a land-mapping for allotting building permits continues to hit snags.
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By Geoff Schumacher  Believe it or not, even in this age of extreme partisanship, there are a few issues on which liberals and conservatives can agree.  Eminent domain is one of them. "Eminent domain" is not a phrase that a lot of people are familiar with.
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Some homeowners learn from their mistakes. Others don't.
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From day care centers to nursing homes, rules donÂt apply to faith groups.
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By Mike Ekey, The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Sep. 16--Residents want protection from unwanted development. City Hall wants options that will keep growth alive.   But both sides recognized the importance of maintaining high standards in the Cedar Creek neighborhood.
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By The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C.  Dec. 19--We think most citizens can understand why the proposed Fort Mill southern bypass must be routed away from a new subdivision through an older, less populated neighborhood.
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By JULIAN WALKER; OLYMPIA MEOLA  A group of Henrico County residents took issue with new homes proposed for their area, and they told their supervisors so. Their opposition could cost them more than $5 million.
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By Claudia Mel, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Sep. 15--It's a commonly held view that farm property owners, left to their own devices, would want their land to be zoned as residential so they could reap the benefits of asking for higher prices for it.
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By Kevin Howe, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Sep.
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By Michael Lafleur, The Sun, Lowell, Mass.  Sep. 17--LOWELL -- What began as an attempt to tighten local zoning rules on so-called in-law apartments and help a Belvidere man appease his neighbors, grew into a measure that has drawn the wrath of Pawtucketville neighborhood activists.
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By Dave Munday, The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C.  Feb. 16--SUMMERVILLE, S.C. -- Dorchester County's proposal to limit the  number of houses that can be built near Charleston's historic plantations  along S.C. Highway 61 is a long way from a done deal.
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Don't think you have to pay 6% on a real estate transaction -- it's negotiable!