With vague promises that “this will be better” than a previous temporary shelter at the site, council adopted new bylaws & amended the official #CommunityPlan for the #housing project at 225 Russell St.
The town of #SummerfieldNC lies just north of Greensboro, North Carolina, and has seen a transition from rural farming village to bedroom community to reluctant suburb over the past two decades.
#Summerfield's current town council was voted in on a hardcore #NIMBYism platform. Putting that platform into action, however, has led to some substantial consequences for the town, including... (1/n)
📺 “Urban planning YouTube has a HUGE problem.” – This video has probably been doing the rounds lately (or if it hasn’t, it should be!). Lots to chew over and reflect upon.
The #windfarm could, say its backers, generate enough renewable energy to power 286,491 homes for a year & save 426,246 tonnes of #carbon annually... the Royal Society for the Protection of #Birds (#RSPB) says the location is “entirely inappropriate”
After substantial opposition from many in the Cairnsmore neighbourhood, #Duncan#CityCouncil has decided not to allow an #ExtremeWeather#EmergencyShelter to be set up this winter at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church.
Council made the decision in a tight 4-3 vote in front of a packed council chambers at its meeting on Nov. 6.