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Oral History Interview with Raymond Rapp, November 17, 2000. Interview K-0253. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)

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Planning to minimize the negative effects of the I-26 corridor

Rapp describes the response of Mars Hill residents to the construction of the I-26 corridor. A survey of the residents indicated that they wanted to preserve the town's sense of community and its small scale, to lure businesses to the downtown, to beautify the town, and to control development. After two years, the town drafted a strategic plan to accomplish these goals.

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Interviewer	Rob Amberg
Interviewee	Raymond Rapp
Excerpt Length	0:06:39
Start Time	00:10:46
Stop Time	00:17:25
Subjects	General > COMMUNITY TRANSITIONS > Community Growth Environmental Transformations > NATURAL ENVIRONMENT > Land Use and Development

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Oral History Interview with Raymond Rapp, November 17, 2000. Interview K-0253. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007) in the Southern Oral History Program Collection, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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