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‘BoomTown’ committee presents plan for downtown Jefferson

Tuesday, November 20. 2012

If a proposal presented by a planning group comes to pass, Jefferson will get a new look with two business renovation projects. The “BoomTown Steering Committee,” along with representatives of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs presented the final project presentations last week on the Lee Street property, Mark Linkish, owner; and the South Public Square property, Gina Thrailkill, owner.
Both property owners were in attendance at the presentation on Nov. 8.
The presentation showed proposed new development for the old motel property and the rehabilitation of the second floor of the ReMax building. The DCA representatives and Northeast Georgia Regional Commission representatives also talked about possible funding for both projects.
For the full story, see the Nov. 21 issue of The Jackson Herald.

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#1 tax,tax,tax on 11/20/12 at 11:57 AM [Reply]

more tax dollars wasted on a dying downtown. old motel should be torn down and turned into a parking lot for the few employees still working downtown. REMAX building is private property so let the owner fund any remodel.

#1.1 go away on 11/20/12 at 06:03 PM [Reply]

are you from Jefferson? If not, go back to where you came from.

#1.1.1 anon on 11/21/12 at 06:09 AM [Reply]

You're a native American?

I thought you all left during the Trail of Tears.

#1.2 JustPlainOldBob on 11/21/12 at 06:17 PM [Reply]

Old motel, really, did not know that which building?

Or what they could do to put some fun into city:

1 Native Americans really open a casino. Shucks it was their land we borrowed I mean stole. Gambling town.
2 Copy Reno model for entertaining the adults could reactivate the old motel.

That would put Jefferson Ga USA on the map.

#2 Sparky on 11/20/12 at 08:36 PM [Reply]

Jefferson is lame b/c it won't allow any bar to make noise. The old pizza place down there closed b/c of not being able to serve beer since ordinances said it was too close to a church.

Boring, dirty-looking little city that has little to offer to distinguish itself from other cities.

How about some real downtown restaurants, bars, pool hall, etc.... that's where the fun and tax dollars are at and what Jefferson needs.

#2.1 HMMMMMMMMMMMMM on 11/20/12 at 09:58 PM [Reply]

Really, What church is less than 500 feet away from the old pizza place?

#2.2 Terri on 11/25/12 at 08:06 PM [Reply]

Nothing classy about barflys peeing in the middle of street. I saw it twice and I was only passing thru. I can't imagine what residents downtown saw. Put a bar next to your house and see how you like it.

#3 JustPlainOldBob on 11/21/12 at 06:17 AM [Reply]

Funny people. Complaints about WalMart coming in will kill all business including my buddy at the Straw Lot. )will not(.

Now they want to spruce up the old girl and put some lipstick on her. I know you can put lip stick on a pig but it is still a pig.

Jefferson is not doing anything a zillion other little dead towns are doing.

Not like they are going to bulldoze it and replace it with a Costco.

This will create shovel ready jobs to quote the POTUS.

#4 anon on 11/25/12 at 09:39 AM [Reply]

I bought the paper to read the rest of the story and it says "Continued on page 8A" but when I turn to page 8A I can't find the rest of the story.

#4.1 JustPlainOldBob on 11/25/12 at 11:09 AM [Reply]

Too funny. Bought the paper to read rest of story and it is not in the paper.

Maybe that is the ending to the city of Jefferson anyway. That is no story.

Except in really rural areas small town America is way way way long gone. Nothing will revive Jefferson nor any other little town.

So, that is the end of the story.

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