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'Celebrating the Dream'
Statesboro residents affirm King's message
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Bill Shipman, a deacon with Little Bethel Baptist Church in Brooklet, waves to onlookers while marching down South Main Street during Monday's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade.
If Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had been among the light crowd of people watching Statesboro’s parade in his honor Monday, he would have seen smiling children waving flags, chanting “God Bless America.” He would have seen people of different races, backgrounds, and from all walks of life carrying placards, riding in decorated cars and marching together. King’s message of “I Have a Dream” was evident Monday as dignitaries, beauty queens, businessmen, churches, fraternities and youth groups made their way through the streets of Statesboro.
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Development chief and commissioner report: Homes ‘in pipeline’ exceed Bulloch’s alleged ‘housing deficit’
Private investors’ Statesboro, Brooklet and rural area projects could yield 8,800 residences in 5 years
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James Pope, center, Bulloch County's planning and development director, and Dal Cannady, left, communications director, position the slide for Pope's Aug. 5 update on the number of housing units in various permitting stages through to construction. Behind them, on the dais, is Commissioner Ray Davis, who requested the report and commented on it. (AL HACKLE/staff)
A recent report by the county's Planning and Development Director James Pope with commentary by Commissioner Ray Davis suggests that developers already have more than enough homes planned and "in the pipeline" to meet Bulloch County's alleged housing deficit — that is, based on raw numbers of housing units. The brief, informal report and summation during the Bulloch County Board of Commissioners regular meeting on Aug. 5 did not address housing types or affordability.
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