During last week’s agenda setting meeting, the Mayor and Commission of Athens-Clarke County sparred over procedural details when it came to discussion of a controversial redevelopment project.

Tensions mount

Last Tuesday’s meeting became tense when commissioners considered a proposal to redevelop the Historic Iron Triangle Plaza on the East side of Athens, which is owned by restaurateur Rashe Malcolm. Ms. Malcolm is also the leader of Farm to Neighborhood, a nutrition and educational nonprofit that is seeking a zoning change to be able to put a teaching garden on the Triangle Plaza. District 6 Commissioner Stephanie Johnson questioned why previous efforts to create a community garden on another one of Ms. Malcolm’s properties failed, which District 8 Commissioner Carol Myers later echoed

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