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Neighbors deliver 377-signature petition on South Side zoning concerns, tell council they want dialogue
Summary
Residents from Athens’s South Side presented council with a petition containing 377 signatures opposing a proposed zoning change, saying their outreach produced conversations and urged council to engage substantively. Petitioners described foundation problems in several homes and asked for a receptive response from council.
Residents of Athens’s South Side delivered a packet of petitions with 377 signatures to city council during the meeting’s public-comment period and urged council members to engage with neighborhood concerns over zoning and development.
Aaron Leatherwood, who said he lives at 100 Coventry Lane, told council he and a citizens’ group…
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