As a guy that flies maybe once a year (out of Nashville), AirTran in HSV is great news. They're going to in-demand destinations (Allegiant's problem), and its an established airline (Independence's problem), so this time might be different.
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Originally Posted by HSVTiger
City Councilman Bill Kling sat through Alminana's presentation and liked the focus on making downtown more livable. But with city government facing a $14.8 million budget deficit and Huntsville schools on the verge of mass layoffs, he said SmartCode is probably a back-burner issue.
That is the WRONG answer Councilman
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Definitely agree w/ you, Tiger. I don't see what the Planning Department/Commission can do about school layoffs, nor do I see how adopting SmartCode would affect the budget deficit more than it already has (building bike lanes, for example). Heck, it might even
save us money in the long run (less need for roads and new schools on the city fringes). And if people/developers still have reservations about Smart Growth, it can be implemented first as an "incentivized alternative," e.g. large commercial and residential projects using SmartCode would be given priority approval over conventional development.