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Goal is to make Elizabethton a more attractive community
About five years ago, city planning staff began conducting a visioning plan for Elizabethton. What this would ultimately ... Read more
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Shopping locally supports our local community
Well, it’s that time of year, yet again. All the hustle and bustle to attend various open houses, ... Read more
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Pedestrian traffic makes for an exciting downtown
This past Sunday I went downtown to visit some of the businesses at the Annual Downtown Open House. ... Read more
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We must start thinking about renewable energy
During our last presidential election (and likely to be a topic in every election into the future), one ... Read more
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Creating pieces of public art for Elizabethton
The discussion of public art has been somewhat of a hot topic this past year, especially with the ... Read more
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Downtown development is profitable, more sustainable
Last week we talked about the return on investment cities see from downtown style development patterns verses modern ... Read more
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Hartman: ‘Give me $5’ for local United Way
This week I want to use this bully pulpit to advocate for another area of the community that ... Read more
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Creating great public spaces within our city
By JON HARTMAN What makes a great public space? Some might say that a great place can only ... Read more
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Public input needed on updating City’s Major Thoroughfare Plan
By JON HARTMAN Anyone who has been reading my columns for a while knows how much of an ... Read more
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Making our downtown streetscape ‘Instagramable’
This past weekend I was reading through one of my favorite urban planning websites and came across an ... Read more