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Southern
Mills Symposium Summary
The
Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation held a
one-day symposium on historic mill
redevelopment on Saturday, February 4th.
Over 140 people attended the symposium
and learned about the positive impacts
of major historic preservation projects
and about the financial tools that make
such projects feasible. Attendees also
visited the Southern Mills site.
Symposium evaluations showed that
attendees came away enthusiastic about
the possibilities for Southern Mills and
also had a lot of great ideas for the
property.
Click
here to view speakers’ presentations
and handouts from the symposium.
Southern
Mills Charrette – Public Input
Opportunity
On
February 24-26, 2012, a team of students
and faculty from the College of
Environment and Design will hold a
multi-day collaborative design workshop
designed to help create a new vision for
one of Athens’ most unique industrial
properties. The charrette will provide
an opportunity for community members to
brainstorm community needs that can best
be served via the Southern Mills
property and generate conceptual
illustrations and plans.
Click
here for more charrette information
and to view a schedule for public
involvement.
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