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      • Hilton Head Island Project
      • Options and Strategies for Relocating Utilities
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      • Landscaping Model Ordinance
      • Smart Growth: An Alternative to Sprawl
    • Gateway Communities
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      • A Visual Assessment of Jefferson County, West Virginia
      • Scenic Easement Case Studies
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      • Wind Energy
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      • Telecommunications Tower Case Studies
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      • Aesthetics & Police Power
      • Right to be Seen
    • Billboard Facts
      • About the Industry
      • Benefits of Sign Control
      • Health & Safety Issues
      • Environmental Impacts
      • Economic Impacts
      • Condemnation Costs
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      • About the Highway Beautification Act
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      • Critique of FHWA Study
      • Lawsuit to Overturn FHWA Ruling
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