Comments on: The answer, my friend . . . http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/08/21/the-answer-my-friend/ Atlanta news and views, one slice at a time Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:48:04 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: atlpaddy http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/08/21/the-answer-my-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-7426 atlpaddy Tue, 21 Aug 2007 22:46:34 +0000 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/08/21/the-answer-my-friend/#comment-7426 I think that they mentioned it in the article, but it bears repeating - how in the hell was this not under review by the Urban Design Commission seeing as how Grant Park is a locally designated historic district?! I can't believe that this will stand up. I have no problem with developing alternate energy sources, but a 45 foot wind turbine seems more appropriate in areas of the city zoned either industrial or heavy commercial - not residential. If this goes through, expect others to apply for billboards and cell phone towers in their neighborhoods. Then again, nobody ever really accused the City of Atlanta government as being too bright. I think that they mentioned it in the article, but it bears repeating – how in the hell was this not under review by the Urban Design Commission seeing as how Grant Park is a locally designated historic district?!

I can’t believe that this will stand up. I have no problem with developing alternate energy sources, but a 45 foot wind turbine seems more appropriate in areas of the city zoned either industrial or heavy commercial – not residential. If this goes through, expect others to apply for billboards and cell phone towers in their neighborhoods. Then again, nobody ever really accused the City of Atlanta government as being too bright.

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