Local governments are taking steps to fight blight

New subdivisions require new telephone lines, sewers, police and fire service. Each government in Floyd County is taking steps to tackle the problem of sprawl. Georgetown has a 200-page zoning ordinance. Greenville will be adopting a zoning ordinance within a year to replace the 25-year-old rules Greenville has. The new ordinance spells out how subdivisions can be designed, providing detailed information about road widths, block lengths, lot sizes and other aspects of development. The subdivision ordinance gives guides for design and construction, not location.. A chart of population, income statistics and building permits accompanies the article.. Photographs accompany the article.