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Commercial developments questioned
Council postpones votes in hopes of peaceful solution
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Editor's note: This article has been revised to reflect the following clarification, which appears in Saturday's print edition: The fate of two planned businesses is uncertain after neighbors to the proposed commercial developments rallied in opposition. Homeowners representing a pair of neighborhoods — the Fletcher Drive area and Pittman Park community — congregated at City Hall, during a Tuesday evening meeting of Statesboro City Council, to voice concerns about retail establishments forming in their residential areas. The proposed businesses creating a stir: a small hair salon (Fletcher Drive) and a Parker's convenience store/gas station (Fair Road).
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