If zoning limits can be stretched for one project, what does that mean for the rest of Athens?
The proposed hotel goes far beyond what neighborhood zoning allows — and the precedent could affect every community.
Here’s why it matters:
keepathenslocal.org/zoning-law-h...
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We’ve heard that steps have been made to withdraw the proposal by Capstone Property Group regarding the rezoning of the President’s House, providing an opportunity for necessary changes to be made.
Read our full statement on this news ⬇️
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The Capstone Property Group’s President’s House plan would drive hundreds of cars into a historic, residential neighborhood without a real traffic plan or adequate parking. This creates gridlock, unsafe crossings, and spillover parking on neighborhood streets. Athens deserves better.
Re: UGA President's House Development
Athens friends: Open Letter from the Keep Athens Local neighborhood group opposing the proposed corporate hotel intended for the UGA Presidents House site on Prince Avenue— much too large and problematic for that site in that historic neighborhood:
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Myth: “The project has been dramatically reduced and is now neighborhood-friendly,” says Capstone Property Group.
Fact: Even at 72 rooms, the hotel is still 5× larger than zoning allows and 4× larger than the original structure, with inadequate parking, noise, lights, and traffic impacts.
Don’t be fooled by the phrase “scaled back.” The outline in red tells the real story.
Capstone Property Group’s so-called “smaller plan” for the President’s House actually paves nearly the entire property, overwhelming the historic property and neighborhood.
keepathenslocal.org/documents/
An oversized development doesn’t “fit the fabric” of a historic neighborhood – it unravels it. Athens can grow without sacrificing scale, safety, and character.
Learn more ➡️
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🎤Outdoor event space.
🗣️Late-night restaurant noise.
🚗 Insufficient surface parking and bright lights just feet from neighbors’ backyards.
❌This plan puts hotel profits over residents’ quality of life.
keepathenslocal.org/athens-shoul...
Re: UGA President's House development.
The developers claim it’s “scaled back,” but the numbers tell a different story.
➡️ The revised President’s House plan includes 120% MORE hardscaped surface than the original. More pavement means more flooding, more heat, and more runoff and less history preserved.
keepathenslocal.org/documents/
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Jimmy Carter's posthumous win for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording for 'Last Sundays In Plains: A Centennial Celebration' made him the oldest Grammy winner of all time. Carter was 100 when the nominations were announced.
His grandson Jason Carter accepted on his behalf.
Wise words from Her Deepness, Dr. Sylvia Earle
"Where water is, that’s where life is. Because we’re terrestrial, we think land is where the action is, but it’s the ocean that governs climate. It’s the ocean that makes earth habitable. Let us never forget that."
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