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Size of proposed Walmart in downtown Athens?

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Russell Posted in Better Athens, Resources | Leave a comment

The equivalent of two football fields.

VIDEO: Mayor Denson stifles discussion at A-C Commission Meeting

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Russell Posted in Action Items, Better Athens, Press | Leave a comment

The video does not lie.  Watch as Mayor Denson stifles Melissa Link from discussing Agenda item 7(G)2: “Redevelopment Authority – Identify potential locations to implement economic incentive financing instruments such as Opportunity Zones, Enterprise Zones, and Tax Allocation Districts (TAD) in support of economic development efforts.”

‘Walmart’ plans could have started as early as March

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Russell Posted in Press | 1 Comment

Reposted from the Red & Black, by Sarah Giarratana Email correspondence suggest the company developing the proposed “downtown Walmart” began the process of purchasing the Armstrong & Dobbs property in late March, months before their plans came to public attention last summer.

Mayor threatens to throw concerned citizens out of A-C Commission meeting

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Russell Posted in Better Athens, Press, Timeline | 4 Comments

Reposted from the Athens Banner-Herald, by Blake Aued Athens-Clarke Mayor Nancy Denson nearly threw out people who came to a commission meeting tonight to speak against a Walmart near downtown, saying they were off-topic and disruptive. About a dozen Walmart opponents attended the meeting. When the first speaker, Melissa Link, began to talk about tax incentives to entice Selig Enterprises to scale back the big-box anchor at its proposed Oconee Street mixed-use development, Denson stopped her.

Selig likely to compete with downtown Athens parking

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Russell Posted in Better Athens, Business Spotlight, Press | 3 Comments

Reposted from Flagpole Magazine, by Kevan Williams If Athens-Clarke County commissioners are concerned about paying off a new downtown parking deck that opened last year after meter rates were raised to 75 cents, they may have a bit more to worry about. The nearly 1,200 spaces Selig wants to build as part of their Walmart supercenter-anchored outdoor shopping mall are far more than the project needs, which could wreak havoc on downtown’s parking economics.

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