6 | Athens-Clark County
gave rise to award-winning, internation-
ally-acclaimed bands that include The B-
52s and REM, not to mention other shiny,
happy, people. Combine all this with
education opportunities at The Univer-
sity of Georgia, increasing employment
and an economy that continued to grow
even while other communities wrestled
with the grips of recession, Athens-Clark
County has certainly blossomed as one of
the sweetest spaces in the Peach State –
just as it was planned to be.
WORKING THE PLAN
While communities throughout the world
have recently moved forward in strategiz-
ing or implementing sustainability prac-
tices, Athens-Clark has been remarkably
