Update 2022-06-03: 4 long Lowndes County cases + 2 long Valdosta cases @ GLPC 2022-05-23, including the board packet materials for the county cases and the minutes for the previous meeting. Everything from a pair of personal care homes to a fraternity to a church to the Salvation Army wants rezoning or variances at this […]
This should have been obvious already from the Open Government Act of 2007, among other laws, but now a court has reaffirmed it. Dan Levine wrote for Reuters 17 January 2014, Blogger gets same speech protections as traditional press: U.S. court, A blogger is entitled to the same free speech protections as a traditional journalist […]
A child born in the bottom fifth by income around here has a better chance of reaching the top fifth than in Atlanta. But that’s not saying much. And we can change this. David Leonhardt wrote for NY Times 22 July 2013, In Climbing Income Ladder, Location Matters: A study finds the odds of rising […]
How fast is 4G wireless Internet, anyway? Mark Sullivan wrote for PCWorld 7 May 2012, 3G/4G Performance Map: Data Speeds for AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon, We saw three major patterns in our 4G test results. In five cities (Atlanta, Boston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and San Francisco), AT&T swept the 4G upload and download […]
Most of the cost of a corporate or personal renewable energy installation can be funded through federal and state rebates, but the remainder is what stops most people. Here is what I know about that. There are many other sources of information. Federal 30% and Georgia 35% rebates add up to 65% (see below under […]
What are some ideas for economic and cultural growth that don’t require huge population growth? Richard Florida has many ideas for large and mid-sized population areas in the article discussed below. Who’s the Richard Florida for places the size of Lowndes County? Richard Florida wrote in the Atlantic in December 2009, How the Crash Will […]