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Statesboro City Council adopted an Urban Redevelopment Plan and named the mayor and council members themselves as an Urban Redevelopment Agency on Tuesday as the city prepares to seek federal grants and financing to upgrade blighted housing and parks.
The first neighborhood targeted for improvements is centered around Johnson Street, but areas around Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, the Whitesville community and Mulberry Street would be the focus of investment. Within the targeted areas, approximately 40% of single-family housing units are in need of significant rehabilitation or replacement, according to county tax evaluations cited in the city s plan.
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Boro council abandons drive-thru and delivery beer and wine sales Sunday 11 a.m. store alcohol start also dropped
After objections from the Bulloch County Alcohol and Drug Council and individuals, Statesboro City Council let two proposals to loosen Statesboro’s alcoholic beverages regulations die Tuesday.
One of the proposals would have moved the allowed the start time for stores to sell beer and wine on Sundays up from 12:30 p.m. to 11 a.m. The other would have allowed Statesboro-licensed establishments to sell beer and wine from drive-thru windows and by home delivery.