<div><p>Zoning issues are huge in all four counties where we publish newspapers. While most rezonings are small, routine actions, there are some which involve hundreds of potential new homes, or major commercial and industrial projects</p><p>The way each community views and handles rezoning requests varies. Madison and Banks counties are mostly rural and any rezoning that involves a potential subdivision gets a lot more discussion than a similar project would get in Barrow or Jackson County where residential growth is at a massive rate.</p></div>

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BUFFINGTON: Some thoughts about the zoning process

Zoning issues are huge in all four counties where we publish newspapers. While most rezonings are small, routine actions, there are some which involve hundreds of potential new homes, or major commercial and industrial projects. The way each community views and handles rezoning requests varies. Madison and Banks counties are...