Latest New Developments
Earlier this week three new developments were added to the database, resulting in 163 documented during the Project’s life. There are some other developments that are pending due to a lack of information. Recently new development signs around include a Primrose School at Brookmont and a retail center at Fairburn Road and Lee Road by Inland Retail Group. Below is a brief description of the newly added developments.
Douglas County Bank – Douglas County Bank has broke ground for a new location at the corner of Douglas Boulevard and Stewart Parkway, behind the Splash and Go Auto Spa. This would be the third location of a Douglas County Bank in the county. The new location may result in moving the bank at 7421 Douglas Boulevard, next to I-Hop, to Stewart Parkway.
Paces Estates – A 63 acre plat located at formerly 3224 Highway 78, across the street from the Highway 78 Body Shop. Very little information is known about the subdivision; the developer is Lithia Development, LLC., who received the development permit on December 5, 2005.
Thornton Ridge Estates – This is a private subdivision by the W.T. Thornton Family located on South River Road.
There is also a need for a new library in Douglas County. The county only has two, one in Douglasville and the other in Lithia Springs. They are both small facilities. Has Douglas County ever looked into putting a library in the Chapel Hill area or vicinity? The need will continue to exist as long as there is population and residential growth in Douglas County.
January 6th, 2007 at 11:27 amAmen, Larry. We have two colleges in the area, West Central Technical College and the University of West Georgia, and neither county has a decent public library. Lithia Springs renovated their library last year, and they have more money to spend on books–they continually get new books. Douglas County Library, on the other hand, doesn’t. A librarian there told me they don’t get as much money to spend on books. Newnan has a very nice library which they are thinking about expanding. Douglas County NEEDS a good library. I go to West Central Tech and whenever I have a research project to do (which is one or more times a semester) I have to go to the library at the University of West Georgia because neither library in Douglas County has a good reference section. And it is impossible to find a parking place on campus because the majority of the parking lots are only for students. My suggestion–email the county on the Citizen Concerns page of the celebratedouglascounty.com. If a lot of people email, maybe they’ll consider building a library. Tell your friends to email. Tell your friends to tell their friends.
I wouldn’t put it in the Chapel Hill area, however–there’s a lot of traffic there and if it was built there I would be reluctant to go. I think the best place to put it would be at the current location. If I were the county, I’d just tear down the current library and build a two or three story one with a big reference section, a lot of computers (and not have them in a separate room like they are now in the Douglas County Library where you can only get in with a librarian’s permission), a good genealogy section, and have the children’s area on a separate floor. If the county doesn’t have the money, it’s because they spent millions on that aquatic center near the county line.
January 7th, 2007 at 9:45 pmDouglas County IS considering to construct 4 more libraries within the next 15 years. This is based on the Impact Fee information packet released by the County earlier in the year.
January 7th, 2007 at 10:14 pm