They also named You Too, or should I say You Tube? Instead of choosing one person for their annual cover story, Time elected to select everyone who was involved in sharing information and specifically sharing it over the internet. This Atlanta 575 Real Estate blog contributed to the cover story thanks to everyone’s comments and [...]
Archive | December, 2006
Impending Death for Private Property Rights in Cherokee County?
With so much growth and change headed for Cherokee County, and Metro Atlanta in general, private property rights are being threatened by land use planners and elected officials who are trying to control population growth. The ARC projects that the population of the 20-county Atlanta area — long one of the fastest-growing metropolitan regions in [...]
An Open Letter to Dave Henson of The Cherokee Ledger-News
In the December 13, 2006 issue of The Cherokee Ledger-News Mr. Dave Henson stated his viewpoint of opposition to the new Macauley project, "A Village in the Forest", for the following three reasons…1) Too many traffic problems on Hwy 202) Not enough tax money for infrastructure3) Expedition of the rezoning process It’s hard to find [...]
Look kids…Big Ben, Parliament: City of Woodstock eyes European Vacation
Countries all over Europe have embraced and implemented the roundabout to solve traffic issues for many years and now Woodstock wants to emulate this solution to traffic congestion. While I doubt Chevy Chase will ever get stuck viewing the landmarks from a roundabout in Woodstock, he may find that getting around downtown will be much [...]
Wide Open Office Spaces
Reprinted from the Cherokee Ledger-News with full credit given to Tom Brooks for authoring this story… Demand for office space in Cherokee County is convincing developers to pursue several new projects, industry officials say. New and planned complexes – including upper end office buildings and professional office condominiums – are in the works as the [...]
Atlanta 575 Real Estate reaches 100 Blog Posts
It has taken me less than 11 months to reach this mile post for blogging. I began this journey in late February and made my first post on February 20th, 2006. As I look back, I can’t say enough for what blogging has done for me and my business. I have posted at least one [...]
Response to Smart Growth in Cherokee County
The recent Board of Commissioners meeting for Cherokee County has created a lot of press and made a lot of people upset and others extremely happy. The buzz around the illegal immigrant issue and the Macauley "A Village in the Forest" project has lead to more comments and feedback for my blog than ever before. [...]
A Potentially Biased Account of Cherokee County’s Zoning Meeting
Before I get into last night’s event (and I mean event), I want to state my potential biases and credentials for covering this topic…-I make my living by representing buyers and sellers in the Cherokee County real estate market.-I was born and raised in Cherokee County.-I am a business owner in Cherokee County.-I live in [...]
Cherokee Politicians Pass Illegal Immigrant Ordinance
I am writing about this topic only because I was there last night. I acknowledge my lack of detailed analysis of these issues and encourage everyone to learn more than I know. Tuesday Night, December 5th, I attended the Cherokee County Board of Commissioners (BOC) meeting only to have a seat at the Planning and [...]