There’s a lot going on in Savannah and Chatham County. Check out the latest feature stories, see what’s ahead and read how some city proposals fared last week in today’s Local Matters.
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Eric Curl / Feb. 27, 2023
Starland Village developer says construction to begin by July
The revised plan for the Starland Village mixed-use development in Savannah’s Streetcar Historic District was approved and construction of the project is now expected to begin in the coming months, according to the developer. Read the full story>
City planning to continue program that employs homeless to clean up litter
The city is preparing to extend a program that employs homeless individuals to clean up litter downtown. The litter abatement program is set to expire this year after the city first awarded a contract to Union Mission in late 2019 to oversee the initiative and subsequently renewed the annual contract, most recently in February 2022. Read the full story>
Week ahead
The Chatham Area Transit Authority is meeting Tuesday
The agenda includes an agreement with the Georgia Department of Transportation to deploy a Transit Signal Prioritization System for up to 27 buses to cover three routes on CAT’s fixed services – what will be Georgia’s first transit signal prioritization outside of Atlanta. The technology favors buses by allowing a green light extension or an early green light along the three fixed-route corridors with traffic congestion and efficiency issues. CAT and the city of Savannah plan to install and maintain the equipment along Abercorn Street and Waters Avenue, serving route 14 Abercorn, 27 Waters, and 28 Waters.
The Metropolitan Planning Commission is meeting Tuesday
The agenda includes the return of a petition to rezone parcels 1800 East 63rd Street with the intention of developing apartments at the site on the east side of the Truman Parkway.
The Chatham-Savannah Homeless Authority is meeting Tuesday
The agenda was not available as of Sunday night.
The Savannah-Chatham school board is meeting Wednesday
The agenda is available to view.
Week in review
Impact fee approved
The Savannah City Council approved an impact fee ordinance in an 8-1 vote after holding the second public hearing on the the proposal to apply the fee to new development projects, as reported by Will Peebles in the Savannah Morning News. The council also approved the project list that would be funded by the fee, along with exemption for affordable housing projects.
Two Tides Brewing owner’s diner plans OK’d
The city council’s also approved a petition to rezone 1401 Paulsen, where Two Tides Brewing owner Liz Massey is planning to open a diner and microbrewery. The council also supported Massey’s request for a special-use permit to allow a microbrewery to operate at the location.
Recognition of Mamie George Williams
The council also approved the installation of a Historical Marker in Dixon Park to commemorate suffragist, community leader and Savannah native Mamie George Williams. GHS Marker Manager Elyse Butler said the marker petition is one of the latest applications as GHS experiences an increase in efforts to recognize female and African American historical figures, As reported by Savannah Agenda last month.
“We do encourage applications for these under represented, under told stories,” Butler said.
In other news …
Savannah-based TitleMax was fined $15 million for predatory lending following investigative reporting by Savannah’s nonprofit online publication, The Current.
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