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Red Clay Joins
Economics And
Local Prosperity
So... what do the experts and our public
officials plan to do to preserve the rustic
beauty of our pleasant Northeast Georgia
niche from the menace of increasing popula
tion growth and development? Those who
attended the Eighth Annual Red Clay Con
ference at the UGA Law School last week
had the chance to find out.
Land-use planning and transportation
experts mingled with government officials,
attorneys, and concerned citizens to dis
cuss new ways to look at development and
new methods for accommodating the in
flux of people and industry into the Ath
ens region.
The clear message of the Conference
was this: Growth and development are go
ing to occur; the challenge is to guide this
growth in a way that fosters both conser
vation and sustained economic growth.
As growth inevitably occurs, it will take
enlightened land use and conservation
management to prevent the surrounding
counties from becoming a part of the ge
neric strip-mall suburbo-plex that sur
rounds the economic engine of Atlanta.
County planners and preservationists dis
cussed these new methods for maintaining
the quality of life here.
Examples are methods for identifying the
most important ecological and cultural fea
tures of the land and new ways to negotiate
with developers to require that they provide
and protect open space. Open space require
ments can help to preserve both scenic beauty'
and wildlife habitats and can preserve up to
as much as half or more of the proposed de
velopment. Of course, one danger of these
developments is that they may often remain
within the exclusive control of those afflu
ent enough to live there.
Other solutions include the thoughtful use
of transportation links — especially passen
ger rail. David Chesnutt, Chairman of the
Georgia Rail Passenger Authority and former
chairman of MARTA, pointed out that rail
service makes both environmental and eco
nomic sense. Mass transport is better than
paving wider and wider strips between
Athens and Atlanta and will complement
the use of Highway 316. On a hopeful note,
Chesnutt sees growing political support for
passenger rail in Georgia.
In a forum for elected officials at the
close of the conference, several of them
called for greater community and citizen
participation, noting that this input is
needed to balance the constant presence
of the vested interests. So too, it was
, pointed out that part-time politicians can
j use helpful input from citizens so that they
can learn more about conservation efforts.
The officials who attended exhibited an
openness to new and potentially more ef
fective land-use strategies. Oglethorpe
County’s Planner, Beverly Montgomery,
explained how Oglethorpe is taking note
of the need to plan effectively, even though
the its rural character and location limit
j the county’s potential for growth.
Athens-Clarke County CEO Gwen
j O’Looney pointed out that although some
new approaches to conservation and plan
ning now exist, more tools are needed. This
is especially true because local officials
must also contend with the negative effects
of yesterday’s land-use planning
The Red Clay Conference was spon-
j sored by the UGA Law School, The Clas
sic Center, and R.E.M. Ltd. People mter-
| ested in following up on the ideas of the
conference can call Lee Cannon of the
j Northeast Georgia Regional Development
! Center, at 369-5650. (Michael J. Cuccaro)
Hey, Kids: Send In
Those Plant
Pictures Before
Time Runs Out
The State Botanical Garden of Geor
gia is looking for submissions to a major,
juried art exhibition, The Flora of Geor
gia. The show — featuring paintings and
photography that highlight the rich diver
sity of plant life in the state — will hang
in the Visitor Center. The Flora of Geor
gia is a part of UGA’s Arts 96 festival show
casing traditions and arts characteristic of
the Southeastern United States. The Fes
tival aims to acquaint Olympic visitors
THIS MSIIIH WOILI
by TOM TOMORROW
IF CONSERVATIVES PASS A LAW MAKIHG EHGLIJH
OUR OFFICIAL LANGUAGE, WILL FOREIGN ToUR-
ISTS BE SUBJECT To ARREST?
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WORK To PASS OTHER, EQUALLY NECESSARY
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with the region’s heritage.
For information on how to submit
paintings and photography to the show,
contact Misty Blake Herrin at 542-6151.
Brewpub Struts Its
Stuff At The Qrand
Opening Complete
With Blessing:
Here y s The
Scorecard
Dreams do occasionally become reality.
On Sunday evening, April 21,1996, the long-
awaited home-brewed beers of The Athens
Brewing Co. were tapped for the waiting
hordes. All of them were good. That long wait
was over, and it ended up being well worth it.
People came from as far away as the nether
reaches of Atlanta and even South Carolina.
There were over a hundred people in and out
I chrough the proceedings, with others arriv-
1 ing afterward.
There were five brews on draft ready for
consumption. In order of weakest to highest
j gravity and lighter to darker, they are:
1) Scarlett Raspberry Ale. The least
hopped of all the offerings. A nice flavor of
I fruit, but tastes of extract rather than real fruit.
(1 didn’t ask.) Will be mighty refreshing on
those 95-degree afternoons to come. Osten-
i sibly the name conjures up Ms. O’Hara from
| Gone With The Wind, or so we can suppose.
| Original Gravity 1.038.
2) Alexander Ale. Named after owner and
i brewmaster Dr. Brian Nummer’s grandfather,
this is a mightily-hopped and robust ale that
you may well find yourself/ves dunking all
j evening long. It almost has an afterbum, but
in this case that is highly desirable. O. G.
1.043.
3) Struggleville Amber Ale. Also quite
assertively hopped, this ale is apt to be my
favorite of the lot. Named for the commu
nity near Winder, it likely reflects the fact
that if a consumer likes what amounts to fla
vorless beers, it may be a struggle to like this
one. Lovers of beers laden with taste will, as 1
did, ha”e an opposite, joyful experience. O.
G. 1.044.
4) Oliver Hardy Special Bitter Ale. Oliver
Hardy, the Georgia-born half of the famed
comic duo Laurel & Hardy, was widely known
as a bitter man in his last years. This ale re
flects that. If you do not like hop flavor in
your beers, it is better to leave this one alone.
To call it assertive is to cheapen words. Very
much in the English Real Ale style. O. G.
1.050.
5) Firehouse Porter. The first dark beer
offering at Athens Brewing, this reflects the
fact that the building in which the brewpub
is situated used to be the old Athens Volun
teer Fire Co.’s firehouse! (This was prior to
paid fire department days: say, 1890.) In those
days, Washington Street was known as Mar
ket Street and farmers sold their produce
along the sidewalks, but I was talking about
beer! This is not too heavily hopped, but has
a lovably malty, chocolaty body that will find
drinkers v'anting to go back for seconds... and
maybe even thirds! Very mellow and nice. O.
G. 1.050.
The opening ceremony started just past
6:30 p.m. Rev. Watts Rozeli, a Lutheran min
ister, blessed the tanks downstairs and the pro-
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