We want to highlight some of the positive change going on in the Butchertown neighborhood. Many of you may have visited the Butchertown Market at 1201 Story Avenue, or have noticed the Blind Pig which is being renovated on the corner of Buchanan and Washington Streets. The redevelopment of both structures are a result of [...]
Something I’ve noticed both in working part-time for the Floyd County Planner and researching Butchertown’s history with planning is the importance of citizen involvement in planning decisions. Planning may seem foreign and difficult to understand to the average citizen, but the basics are really simple. You see, Butchertown was rezoned to industrial in the 1930′s, [...]
