When A Small Town Becomes A Boom Town

Across the nation, small towns such as Alachua that are on the verge of turning into boom towns struggle with the question of whether to grow or protect the small-town lifestyle.

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August 17, 2001, 11:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Like thousands of small towns, Alachua has been torn recently by a political and philosophical debate over whether the city should continue to entice and foster such growth, or fight it off in hopes of maintaining the quiet, rural character in this historically agricultural community."

Thanks to Joseph Bornstein

FULL STORY: Small town ready to grow

Thursday, August 16, 2001 in The Florida Times-Union

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