2014 GPA Fall Chapter Awards
Each year, GPA rewards local communities and regional commissions for their work to make Georgia a better place to live. At the GPA Fall Conference held in Athens, GA, in early October, the 2014...
October 30, 2014
Victorian Neighborhood named one of nation’s greatest neighborhoods
Savannah leaders on Friday presented the Victorian Neighborhoods Association with certificates from the American Planning Association declaring the area one of the nation’s 10 Great Neighborhoods...
August 18, 2014
APA Board Retreat
APA Region 2 Board Member Rodger Lentz, AICP has provided an update regarding the recent APA Board Retreat and several upcoming...
2014 APA National Conference in Review
The GPA showcased our region and state as the APA National Conference came to Atlanta on April 26-29,...
February 26, 2014
APA Board Update Winter 2014
The national planning conference is quickly approaching and I am really looking forward to being in Atlanta at the end of April. I hear that the local host committee is ready to show us what Atlanta...
February 14, 2014
HB 921 Development Authority Transparency and Accountability Act
House Bill 921, introduced in the Georgia House by Representative Matt Dollar (R - Marietta), aims to stifle the ability of local Development Authorities around the State to promote economic growth....
February 5, 2014
SB 255 Public Private Partnerships
This legislation provides a new tool for cities to partner with private industry to finance infrastructure construction and operation. A city that is interested in using this financing mechanism must...
February 5, 2014
HB 199 Georgia Reservoir & Water Supply Fund
This bill makes changes to the Georgia Reservoir Fund. The fund is renamed the Georgia Reservoir and Water Supply Fund and extends the authority of GEFA's water supply division to make loans and...
February 5, 2014
HB 741 Sludge Land Application Permits
This bill would require applicants for a permit for a sludge land application system to provide written verification to the Director of EPD by the applicant that the proposed facility complies with...