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The First Week. Georgia Legislature Gears Up For Fight to Take Tennessee River
The Georgia Legislature officially began their 2015 session this past Monday and so begins a weekly series of posts highlighting the significant land use/development/transportation bills being...
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Georgia Aims to Bring Solar Energy to a Neighborhood Near You
Last week Representative Mike Dudgeon introduced a bill designed to dramatically increase the availability of solar energy equipment to the average person. The Georgia Legislature was in recess last...
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The Second Week. Take the Money and Run: The Georgia House Channels Its Inner...
The Georgia Assembly reconvened last Monday for their second week of the current legislative session. The major juggernaut of last week was the introduction of the House’s plan to fund transportation...
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The Third Week. To Be or Not To Be: The City of South Fulton
This the third installment of a weekly segment looking at the bills being introduced in the Georgia Assembly that involve land use, environmental, and transportation issues. Please see the 2015...
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The Fourth Week. A Georgia Farmer Once Said “So Goes Atlanta, So Goes the...
Last week didn’t deliver the expected buzz surrounding the Transportation Funding Act (TFA), but it did deliver the introduction of two noteworthy bills and dramatic and profound statements about...
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The Fifth Week. Atlanta, the Braves, and the Absurd State of City Annexation...
Last week was rather quiet with only one new significant bill introduced that pertains to land use, transportation, and environmental issues. However legislation was introduced in the Senate several...
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The Sixth Week. Collapsing Bridges (Likely), Coastal Marshland Protection...
A slightly altered version of the Transportation Funding Act of 2015 (TFA) moved closer to reaching a full vote in the House, two new cities were officially proposed, a buffer protection for coastal...
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Beer and Neighborhood Redevelopment, Freeways over Communities, and More...
Last Friday was Crossover Day at the Georgia Legislature, which means no new bills will be introduced this legislative session. Not only will no new bills be introduced, but those bills that didn’t...
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Score Two for Georgia’s Coastline in Last Week’s Legislative Action
This legislative session is quickly approaching its end as this upcoming week will be the final week for lawmakers to resolve quarrels and either pass or kill pending bills. Last week saw two major...
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From Plastic Bags to Taking the Tennessee River: Counting Down the Top 5...
Now that the 2015 Georgia Legislative Session is officially over, let’s take a look at the top 5 most significant issues/bills to emerge in the land use and environmental arenas. Please visit the 2015...
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