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1. 1. Public seeks time to address commission - gainesvilletimes.com

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   Published on: 5/25/2005   Last Visited: 5/25/2005

   Augie DeAugustinis, president of the United Neighborhoods Advisory Council and a candidate for the commission last year, also hopes the agenda will change.
   
   Elected officials should be accessible to their constituents, DeAugustinis said. Commissioners can be difficult to reach. Until January, meetings afforded a guaranteed opportunity for residents to tell the entire board their thoughts.
   
   "So, while it is well within the authority of the chairman to set the agenda of the commission meetings, one has to ask, 'Why would he want to remove the public from public hearings?'" DeAugustinis said.

2. 2. Residents get chance to speak up on plan - gainesvilletimes.com

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   Published on: 8/8/2004   Last Visited: 8/8/2004

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   Organizing a neighborhood group can help focus input and share information, said Augie DeAugustinis, head of United Neighborhoods' Advisory Council, a countywide network of 22 homeowner associations and more individuals that network on growth and other issues.
   
   Sometimes the questions raised by residents are the same ones governments struggle to answer.
   
   "People have a hard time judging, what does that (project) mean?" DeAugustinis said. "What does that mean in traffic? What does that mean in student load?"
   
   Largely viewed as a slow-growth group, UNAC volunteers have helped bird-dog the research on controversial developments.
   
   But DeAugustinis, a retired Delta pilot who lost last month in the GOP primary for the West Hall commission seat, also said there's value in simply being involved because the development is next door.
   
   "I think always the impact is greater when the concerns are expressed by the people who are in greater proximity," he said.

3. 3. Some leaders, residents oppose towers - gainesvilletimes.com

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   Published on: 3/7/2004   Last Visited: 3/7/2004

   In his comments, Augie DeAugustinis, president of the United Neighborhoods' Advisory Council, wrote that the "visual presentation of two gigantic towers will have a tremendous negative impact on existing neighborhoods, especially compared to the natural vistas and scenescapes that presently exist.
   
   "The scenic views and natural beauty of Lake Lanier is something that should be preserved at all costs," wrote DeAugustinis, a Delta Airlines pilot and community activist.