-Jasper Crossing, anchored by a 150,000-square-foot-plus Wal-Mart, is proposed for Ga. 515 and Old Philadelphia Road in Jasper by R.H. Ledbetter Properties. The project should be done by Aug. 1, 2010, and is expected to pump $2 million in taxes (before merchant sales) A development of regional impact report has been filed with the state. If approved as planned, Jasper Crossing also would feature 13 out-parcel sites together covering 100,000 square feet> DRI
-Ledbetter has developed numerous shopping centers in the region, most recently Riverbend Center and RiverWalk in Rome as well as Main Street Commons in Cartersville. The company and the city of Rome are studying options for a center across from RiverWalk--a bid that has resulted in a petition in opposition from Coosa River Basin Initiative (details).The company has seen some major tenants (Goody's) exit existing centers and a Ledbetter affiliate has been auctioned (Etowah). Ledbetter also has two retail centers further north on Ga. 515 in Ellijay.
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-Potentially rough weather on the way: Look for a 70 percent chance of rain tonight, escalating to a 90 percent chance of stormy weather Wednesday and Wednesday night with a 70 percent chance for more of the same on Thursday. Rain is in the forecast through Saturday night. Immediate forecast:
-Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, high of 74.
-Tuesday night: 60 percent chance of rain, low of 55.
-Wednesday: 90 percent chance of rain, storms; high of 66.
-Wednesday night: 90 percent chance of storms; low of 57.
-For more, click WeatherCenter
Public hearing on water use set for April 2 in Cartersville: Coosa River Basin Initiative will host a town hall meeting to discuss local and state water issues April 2 at the Bartow County Library, 429 Main St. in Cartersville. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. and will include discussions of water conservation and state policy addressing the region's water crisis; stream health in the Etowah River and Lake Allatoona and the Etowah Habitat Conservation Plan. Citizens will have the opportunity to ask questions of representatives from CRBI and the University of Georgia's Odum School of Ecology and make comments about their specific concerns for local waterways.> Coosa
No e-mail, Web site at CVTC Wednesday, Thursday: Coosa Valley Technical College will experience a temporary network service outage on Wednesday and Thursday at the Floyd, Gordon, and Polk campuses. During this time, the college expects to have intermittent service for CVTC's public Web site, email, and student banner applications. The outage is part of network changes at the college mergers with Northwestern Tech to form Georgia Northwest Technical College: How to contact the college:
-Floyd County Campus – 706-295-6963.
-Gordon County Campus – 706-624-1100.
-Polk County Campus – 770-684-5696.
New site tracks wineries in North Georgia:
You'll find a history of Georgia's wine industry as well the recent surge in both production and tourism on our new site focusing on the hot agribusiness. Also: updates on what's up at North Georgia wineries. Click North Georgia Wine Tours
American Red Cross sets latest regional blood drives> ARC
Pollen count starting seasonal climb: Another sure sign of spring--all that sneezing going on and some new yellow tint on vehicles. Check the Atlanta Allergy & Asthma Clinic's updated Web page> Pollen
Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable / brought to you by Riverside Toyota
-Talk about sweet: Vegas bookies were on the money in 15 of 16 slots
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