ACC Commission Approves Smaller Buena Vista Heights Historic District in Athens, Ga.
The number of properties is significantly fewer that that proposed by the Historic Preservation Commission last year.
A long-time effort to designate an historic district in the Buena Vista ended Tuesday night in a packed chambers at City Hall. The Athens Clarke County Commission voted six to four to approve a truncated version of the Buena Vista Heights Historic District, one that includes 62 properties instead of the 100 or so recommended by the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC). The alternate map was drawn by Commissioner Kelly Girtz and signed by Commissioner George Maxwell, who didn't vote for it. With the opening of UGA's Health Sciences Campus, development pressure has come to that neighborhood, which is tucked off Prince Avenue. Many longtime residents remain concerned at the number of smaller houses that are being bought, torn down and …
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