State and Local Reporter - 01/08/2004 (Plain Text Version)

Debora Trimpe, Chair
Flower Mound, Texas

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In this issue:
Legislative Group Endorses Favorable 'Notice and Opportunity to Repair' Amendments
Champions for the Housing Industry to be Honored at Awards Breakfast
Eight Associations to Be Honored at International Builders' Show
Las Vegas Highlights for You — and Your Members
U.S. Appeals Court Rules Against Regulation of Roadside Ditches
NAHB Hits the Target on All of Its FHA Multifamily Legislative Goals
New Jersey Builders Defang Governor’s Anti-Housing Tool with Economic Impact Study
Industry News
Use the NAHB Web Site and Win a Palm Pilot!
Community Outreach Tool for HBAs: Check Out NAHB's New Online Coloring Book

Industry News

California
The San Diego area's population is growing in leaps and bounds — from 3 million to 3.9 million by 2030, leading the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) to call for public input in a proposed regional comprehensive plan.

The plan — the first of its kind — will boost housing construction from 300,0000 to 400,000 units, bring together land use, transportation and other services among SANDAG, and redistribute the area's half-cent transportation tax to provide incentives for "smart growth."

Source: North County Times, December 16, 2003

Georgia
A recent study conducted in the Greater Atlanta region concluded that adopting certain smart growth policies can help the area accommodate another two million people by 2030. The smart growth measures could also cut time spent in traffic congestion from 36 minutes to 33 minutes, and preserve 107,000 acres of open space.

The study, conducted by URS Corp. for the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. The group expects the findings to help Gov. Sonny Perdue create the necessary financial incentives to implement the measures.

Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, December 13, 2003

National
An in-depth look at the country's civil justice system was the focus of a December 15, 2003 cover story in Newsweek. The feature, which profiled medical, religious and insurance professionals, can be viewed at msnbc.msn.com/Default.aspx?id=3660738&p1=0.