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Published: Friday, December 27, 2013 at 5:12 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, December 27, 2013 at 9:18 p.m.

All that preparation culminated in a long-term master plan the company submitted to the county Dec. 12 that calls for developing portions of the land with a balance of housing and commercial space big enough to lure large employers while putting large swaths of land in conservation with Plum Creek retaining timber rights.

The company is pitching the development portion of the plan as a way to address economic disparities on the east side of the county, while the conservation land would remove the ability to build one home with well and septic tank per every 5 acres, as allowed in the current agricultural land use.

The portions slated for development cover 11,000 acres of the 17,000-acre Windsor tract between Newnan's Lake and Hawthorne with a maximum of 15.5 million square feet of commercial space and 10,500 homes. The commercial space includes 8 million square feet for advanced manufacturing, 6 million square feet for research and development, office and institutional uses and 1.5 million square feet of retail and service space.

At least 30 percent of the developed areas must remain open space in the plan, leaving about 7,500 acres available for development.

The developed acreage would be reduced further if Plum Creek is allowed to concentrate homes and businesses over a smaller area.

The company is eyeing two areas in particular that make the most sense for development because of their proximity to Gainesville and Hawthorne with access to State Road 20.

However, developing the portion closest to Gainesville would affect wetlands, which is not currently allowed under the comp plan.

Tim Jackson, director of real estate for Plum Creek, said they could build out the maximum developed space without touching the 1,700 acres of wetlands within the 11,000 acres, but Plum Creek is asking to concentrate the development in smaller areas while affecting a few wetlands in the southern portions in return for greater wetlands protections on land to the north.

Jackson pointed out the areas on a poster-sized map during a Dec. 19 press briefing.

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NORTH KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) -- People living in one North Knoxville neighborhood say someone is stealing packages right off front porches.

One woman saw the thieves do it in the middle of the day.

"I came outside and yelled, hey wait and as soon as I came out at that point they were gone."

Sarah Moss was stunned after she watched someone snatch a package from her neighbors porch, Christmas Day.

"I noticed this truck come up and park outside my neighbor's house, and this teenage kid pop out of the back," she says.

It was strange to Sarah because she thought her neighbors were out of town.

"He went up to the mailbox and grabbed the package right out of it and then as he was doing that, the driver of the car was turning the corner and he popped right back into the truck and took off."

But this isn't the first package to be stolen on Kenyon Street.

"My neighbors to that side, (left) they had a package delivered and I think they had the package delivered at like 4 and it was gone at 4:15. So, at that point we thought they were following the UPS Truck around the neighborhood."

The truck Sarah saw was silver, she didn't manage to get the license plate number but she called police immediately.

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Seattle, WA (PRWEB) December 30, 2013

Portland/Seattle remodeling contractor and home builder Hammer & Hand announced its 10 highlights of 2013 today. From green building achievements to creative retail build-outs, to the unveiling of a new student design competition, the past year was a standout for the 19-year-old company.

These highlights illustrate who we are as a company, said Hammer & Hand co-owner Sam Hagerman, part high performance green builder, part commercial contractor, part traditional remodeler, and 100% committed collaborator.

Hammer & Hands 10 highlights from 2013 include:

#1: Karuna House First-Ever Trifecta of Green Building Certifications

Designed by Holst Architecture and built by Hammer & Hand, Karuna House is the first green building in the world to earn Passive House (PHIUS+), Minergie-P-ECO, and LEED for Homes Platinum certifications. The project teams goal was to tackle three of the world's most demanding green building certifications in one project while building a beautiful, comfortable house. The net-zero homes energy load is so low that a small 10 kilowatt solar array will produce enough energy for its entire energy demand, with energy to spare to charge the owners electric car. Hammer & Hand documented the project extensively via video, photography and blog; see more at the Karuna House webpage.

#2: Hammer & Hands Seattle Office Moves to the Bullitt Center

Hammer & Hand moved its Seattle office to the Bullitt Center, known as the "greenest commercial building in the world." Hammer & Hands focus on high performance building fits with the Bullitt Centers programmatic and educational goals. Hammer & Hand staff has enjoyed working in and learning about the pioneering Living Building; see Hammer & Hands series of blog posts about the building.

#3: Pumpkin Ridge Passive House

This high performance custom home, designed by Portlands Scott | Edwards Architecture, is Earth Advantage Net Zero Ready, Department of Energy Challenge Home (ENERGY STAR, Indoor AirPLUS), Passive House (PHIUS+), and Earth Advantage Platinum certified. Hammer & Hand completed the high performance green home this spring. In this video the homeowners talk about the comfort and efficiency implications of life in a Passive House.

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Mobile, AL - This church is technically LeFlore high school's gym. It's been the congregation's home for months. The 2012 Christmas Day Tornado destroyed Sweet Pilgrim Baptist Church.

When I got there the first thing that happened was my mouth dropped wide open I was just amazed to see how damaged the church really was, says Reverend Julius Bryant. The church couldn't be saved--it's been cleared away, the only thing left is the church's name on a block. The Reverend says they've done all they can and await permit approval from the City of Mobile to start construction. Until a church is built the congregation will have to adjust to some changes.

Well it's been kind of frustrating, busy but I wont complain my plan is not God's plan, says Willard McCaskey. The reverend isn't sure when the new building will be up. In the year since all this--he says everyone here has raised their hands to god and learned many lessons. The most important one is a church isn't a building--it's people who grow the word of God. This year brought the entire congregation closer together.

I think there is a newness God is restoring on this church and this community, I think God has some things planned for us, says Reverend Bryant.

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FAIRBANKS Fairbanks' soon-to-be newest youth shelter, The Door, hasn't quite opened its own doors yet, but the building took one significant step in the right direction Sunday.

Volunteers from Community Covenant Church showed up at the storage unit of Fairbanks Youth Advocates, the organization that runs the shelter, Sunday morning. The volunteers brought their own box van, loading all of the small two-story shelter's furniture and transporting it to the new building.

The building had been sitting empty since its completion two weeks earlier. Fairbanks Youth Advocates began construction on the new shelter in August, originally hoping it might be completed by winter.

Fairbanks Youth Advocates Director Marylee Bates said the organization hopes to have the shelter fully operational by sometime in February. Before it can open the staff must finish preparing the inside of the shelter and complete a lengthy state application.

"Most of our employees are working nights at the shelter, so it's kind of a slow going process because we can't work days and nights," Bates said.

Fairbanks Youth Advocates has been operating a temporary overnight shelter at First Presbyterian Church on Seventh Avenue in downtown Fairbanks since last December. The organization will operate that shelter from 9 p.m. through 8 a.m. each night until the official opening of The Door.

Bates said Fairbanks Youth Advocates has served nearly 170 different teenagers at the temporary shelter in 2013.

The volunteers who helped the organization move its furnishings Sunday came from Community Covenant Church, located just off Airport Way between Wilbur Street and Peger Road, as part of a community service program run by the church.

On months with five Sundays, the church does not hold a service on the last Sunday of the month. Instead, the church organizes service projects throughout the community, which church members attend that day.

"They contacted us maybe three weeks ago and said they were looking for a community service project to do on this particular day and if there was something they could do for us," Bates said. "We thought maybe they could help us move. We tossed that idea back to them and they said 'yes we can help you move. We'd be glad to.'"

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