Statesboro City Council’s inaugural meeting of the new year was a tale of two zoning amendments. In the Wednesday morning session, representatives unanimously agreed to approve a zoning change that could result in the construction of a new shopping center near Paulson Stadium, while an amendment paving the way for apartments and duplexes along Highway 301 North fell flat in the face of community opposition. Councilmen took advantage of an opportunity to rid the city of aging, worn apartment buildings along Lanier Drive by approving a request to rezone land behind the La Quinta Inn, which includes the Stadium Place apartment complex, to be used for commercial purposes.