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Mississippi
Vicksburg Proposes Selective Mixed-Use Development Rules
''Vicksburg is not ready for Smart Growth, but we would like to work
in that direction,'' said Mayor Laurence Leyens, pointing out that
new zoning for this small city in Warren County near the
Mississippi-Louisiana line will allow different neighborhood
development rules and mixed uses in some areas. To help design
Smart Growth codes, Vicksburg held two public hearings and hosted
a team of design experts for two charrette sessions at a total cost
of $250,000, reports Vicksburg Post writer Mark J.
Armstrong, with the mayor saying the money wasn't wasted because
the city ''got a lot of good information out those meetings.'' Newly
hired City Planner Wayne Mansfield promised to combine zoning
provisions worked out by a citizen committee four years ago with
those culled from the Smart Growth charrette in a uniform zoning
code he will submit to the city board this summer. -- Vicksburg
Post
2/6/2003
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