From a couple weeks back, Connect Savannah published a survey of local green building efforts. Jack C. Star’s “Partly green with a hint of sunshine: Sustainable building techniques are becoming more common locally” includes information on the redevelopment of Fellwood Homes:
One of the most ambitious local projects, Sustainable Fellwood, seeks to achieve a housing development […]

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A meeting at 7 p.m. tonight in the Savannah the Civic Center Ballroom will include discussion of historic preservation. The Historic Savannah Foundation is encouraging its members to “attend and advocate for our historic downtown and the outlying residential historic neighborhoods.”
In particular, the HSF is concerned about:
1. Incompatible large scale development […]

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“When New Building Dries Up Resoruces,” a story in today’s New York Times, describes how sprawl in Effingham County impacts the area’s water supply. An excerpt:
Ken Lee, Rincon’s mayor, said that the city, which was “now trying to play catch-up to solve the problems,” had no plans to cut back on either residential or commercial […]

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[ May 26, 2007; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. June 2, 2007; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. June 9, 2007; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. June 16, 2007; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. June 23, 2007; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. June 30, 2007; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. July 7, 2007; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. July 14, 2007; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. July 21, 2007; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. July 28, 2007; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] Located in several indoor and outdoor locations throughout the Starland Dairy district, bounded by Whitaker to Drayton and from 39th to 41st. The event features produce from local farmers.

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