http://www.decaturmetro.com/2012/06/25/morning-metro-looking-back-at-pete-arts-coalition-becomes-at-of-arc-and-adding-dirt-to-diets/ Decatur Georgia News, Events, Atlanta News Sat, 02 Nov 2013 06:47:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 http://www.decaturmetro.com/2012/06/25/morning-metro-looking-back-at-pete-arts-coalition-becomes-at-of-arc-and-adding-dirt-to-diets/#comment-241246 decaturite16 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 16:10:01 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=23761#comment-241246 NYT story was surprisingly shallow on the topic, currently the subject of much public policy research, about the question of what a community loses when it gives up the capacity to do things for itself. The story cites, briefly, one of the drawbacks encountered in California, but the issue goes much deeper. It’s hard to imagine a government run like Sandy Springs’ developing the sort of initiatives that Decatur’s has, adding so much to the quality of life and economic vitality of the community. Of course, a suburb without a core is a different kind of community, and generic services at the lowest cost may be exactly what the people who choose to live there want. But for some of us, where we live is more than just a place to sleep and park our cars.

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