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Old Augusta City Jail Building Could Be History
plans to build a 140-room hotel, 60 condos, and 10,000-square feet of retail space.
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Coming developments will put almost 500 new hotel rooms downtown
"It is obviously market-driven," said Barry White, the executive director of the Augusta Convention and Visitors Bureau. "Developers are seeing opportunity. That's a good thing. People are taking note of all the changes and improvements going on in downtown right now, what they see on the horizon in terms of residential, the TEE Center, talks of a stadium."
A 88-room Holiday Inn Express between the canal and 100-room Comfort Inn-Medical Center on Walton Way across the street from the medical district
The developer behind the Watermark on Augusta Riverwalk is planning for two 125-room hotels for the project on Reynolds Street at the Fifth Street Bridge.
Planning is also under way on a hotel-condominium tower at the Augusta Common that could add 140 rooms.
Mr. White said he wouldn't be surprised if more hotel projects surfaced before the TEE Center -- the 50,000-square-foot trade, exhibition and event center -- is finished on Reynolds Street in 2010. "I've always said that alone would spur additional hotel development," Mr. White said.
About 900 of the market's 6,000 hotel and motel rooms are already downtown. "There are hotels that are appropriate for downtown that are under the price point of the Marriott," said Harry Kitchen Jr., the South Carolina-based developer behind the Watermark. "Those are the ones we've been discussing, but we haven't landed one yet."
Mr. Kitchen said previously that Hilton was among the groups in discussions.
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Employment in the Augusta-Aiken area increased by 600 jobs, or three-tenths of 1 percent, from 216,300 to 216,900 during February, according to the Georgia Department of Labor.
Speedy Printing Center has merged with Streeter Printing & Graphics Inc. and will relocate its Milledgeville Road operation into Streeter's building at 1467 Broad St. by April 1.
The owner of the Oxford Learning franchise in Chesapeake, Va., has acquired the Evans franchise at 4536 Washington Road, the tutoring chain announced Thursday.
The Augusta Convention and Visitors Bureau will receive $147,000 from the city of Augusta for 27 wayfinding, or directional, signs that are designed to guide visitors to the city. Augusta commissioners on Tuesday approved the funds for "Welcome to Augusta" signs to improve city corridors and gateways and provide uniformity for directional signs countywide. The 27 signs, along with the 17 signs already under construction for downtown attractions and major corridors, will be completed in early April. The entire project is estimated at $240,000.
BAE Systems' Aiken plant will be involved in the manufacture of more than 400 six-wheeled mine-resistant and ambush-protected vehicles for the Army and Marine Corps. Maryland-based BAE Systems Inc. received a $715 million Defense Department contract Wednesday to build 5,000 vehicles to be delivered by the end of the year. A segment of that contract, $234 million, involves the production of a vehicle the company calls its RG33. BAE Systems has 300 employees and 91 contract workers in Aiken. Last year, it leased the former Avondale Distribution Center in Sage Mill Industrial Park to house an expansion to produce engine compartments for mine-resistant vehicles.
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Is Downtown Augusta Becoming Overcrowded By Condos?
Three projects bring over 300 condos to downtown augusta this year.
the White's project will bring 80 new condos to downtown, with many more on the horizon. At the site of the old city jail, an out-of-town developer is planning a hotel/condo project with 60 new places to live, and down the street, there's the Watermark, 150-200 high rise units. A condo boom downtown, but is this an overdose of dwellings for the area?
E.G. Meybohm, "I think what you see is market-driven. What we have in Augusta, I think, renaissances taking place, obviously we've got different types of projects." This week, some Augusta Commissioners were expressing condo concerns, but downtown officials say the new homes are the first step to new stores and businesses.
Margaret Woodard, Downtown Development Authority: "People say to us, 'bring a grocery store, or bring good retail downtown.' We won't get those things until we have rooftops, people living downtown."
Developers are planning to get people living downtown, hundreds of them, but is that more than the market can bear? Mayor Deke Copenhaver "We've been behind the curve so long, as a city. No, we're not oversaturated by any means, and we can see that in the interest and the quality of the investment, downtown."
Augusta will benfit, by the buildup downtown, and for now, there's no worry this is too much of a good thing.
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It's Augusta's bid at a better downtown. City officials were at the Augusta Common for the kickoff of the new Business Improvement District (BID).
The most visible part of the program is the "Clean Augusta Downtown Initiative," or CADI.
Green-shirted ambassadors are already on the streets in the district, cleaning up and helping visitors.
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A small group of Columbia County officials and developers toured Tuesday a new path that's available for bikers and walkers through the woods of Grovetown near Euchee Creek.
A greenway master plan sets as a goal the construction of a trail system, connecting to Grovetown's Euchee Creek Trails and then following the Euchee Creek basin to Patriots Park. From there, the trail would extend from Bartram Trail through Riverside Park, circumnavigate the proposed Evans Town Center Park, and connect to an asphalt path on Evans to Locks Road that goes to Savannah Rapids Pavilion.
Officials say greenway trails in Grovetown off to good start
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projects such as widening Wrightsboro Road from Barton Chapel Road to the county line or implementing an "intelligent transportation" system of cameras and signs that direct traffic around rush-hour snags.
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Work set to begin on Aiken train depot
Enough money has been raised for construction of a replica of the old Aiken Railroad Depot at Union Street and Park Avenue that work on the building could start in a few months. Friends of the Aiken Railroad committee have managed to raise just over $1.6 million of the $3 million needed to complete the project. "We've still got a ways to go," said Tim Simmons, the committee's chairman, adding that, "If everything falls into place, we can start (construction on) the depot building this summer."
While the committee has been securing funds for the project, the restoration of two vintage railroad dining cars has been under way. Lead paint and asbestos have been removed from the cars, and committee members anticipate that the next step will be completed within 90 days.
"We will be starting the restoration of the exterior of the railroad cars anytime now," Mr. Simmons said.The dining cars will be restored to their 1920s elegance: paneling on the inside, mahogany and walnut carving, chandeliers, draperies, thick carpet and white tablecloths.
The cars will sit next to the depot as a venue for catered parties and other events. Mr. Simmons said he expects construction on the main depot to begin by midsummer, and hopes the building can be finished and furnished within 18 months.
The replica will be built on the exact location of the old depot, which was demolished more than 50 years ago, and will house a railroad museum and the city's tourism office.
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Horse race, socializing lure crowd
Organizers estimated that more than 30,000 people from across the country attended the 42nd Aiken Steeplechase on Saturday.
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Yeah here's the article on the hotel coming to downtown. This is great news.
Hotel developer eyes downtown augusta
a national developer wants to build a six- to seven-story hotel with underground parking, condominiums and retail space on five parcels at Ninth and Reynolds streets.
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The members of Clean Augusta Downtown Initiative, or CADI hit downtown augusta
Businesses within that district, which encompasses 30 downtown blocks, will pay an additional tax assessment to fund the cleanup and safety services. The service will cost $370,000 a year. The assessment will bring in approximately $400,000 annually.
"The feedback from the merchants and the people downtown has been excellent," Mr. Wiggins said.
The grand opening will be held in Augusta Common at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Mr. Wiggins said people will get a chance to ride the Segues.
Cleaning, safety crews get welcome downtown
Zhivago Ramsey, a worker for Clean Augusta Downtown Initiative, operates a sidewalk sweeper called Green Machine down Ellis Street. Two tons of trash have been swept up.
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Three subdivisions in North Augusta approved
Three subdivisions in North Augusta will bring hundreds of new residences to the city. The concept plan and a plat for phase I of Sweetwater, will be located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 25 and Walnut Lane.
The conceptual plan calls for 484 single family houses and 47 live/work residential units on 90.86 acres. The phase I plat includes 94 residences. The development will require an upgrade of Walnut Lane to six lanes, including two left-turn lanes, at U.S. 25.
Improvements to Walnut Lane, which will include a traffic light, will cost an estimated $1.5 million. Federal Credit Union is building a headquarters nearby.
The conceptual plan and a plat for the second phase of Whatley Place Townhouses, located near the intersection of Five Notch and Austin Graybill roadsThe conceptual plan calls for a total of 142 units. The plat was for the first 53 townhouses.
In other business, commissioners approved Copper Pointe, a community of 28 townhomes on four acres on Womrath Road
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Carpet Shop's owners invest in Evans location
The showroom has been open since mid-November, but the grand opening is this month.
The 11,000-square-foot store almost is triple the space of their former Washington Road store in Martinez, Mr. Farr said. The added space means the store can display hundreds of flooring options from rugs to vinyl to wood and of course, carpet.
That means creating a relaxing atmosphere. The Evans showroom includes a seating area with a flat-panel television, soft music and coffee for customers.
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Traffic update in richmond, aiken, columbia
Closures on both the eastbound and westbound sides of Washington Road near I-20 will be conducted from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. while crews construct a wall under the bridge.
There will be various lane closures along Belair Road from I-20 to Washington Road while crews replace traffic signal poles between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
A project to construct a new road in North Augusta could cause periodic lane closures at Bluff Avenue near U.S. Highway 25.
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The J.B. White building which is projected to open in early April and the Watermark mixed-use project, set to begin construction this year on the Savannah River at Fifth Street, will increase residency downtown by 30 percent.
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Plan for kroc center moving forward
"It will likely be a single building with common halls," he said. "There could even be a dining facility with decks overlooking the Augusta Canal -- and walking trails where people can go for a walk in the park."
Plans include a 12,444-square-foot, indoor aquatics center, meeting space for art exhibits and weddings, a glass enclosed atrium with views of the re-landscaped Chafee Park and Augusta Canal, classroom space and a "teaching kitchen," in addition to a "one-stop" social service center. 600-seat theater and 350-seat chapel has been amended to create a 500-seat theater that could be used for church services. The change was made to accommodate the aquatics center, which is a requirement of the Kroc Foundation.
Discussions are under way to possibly involve the Sibley Mill project across the Augusta Canal in Kroc Center programs, although those discussions are preliminary and the mill's renovation into housing and other uses has not yet begun.
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Augusta can reach its full potential in its central city
Discussing some of the new projects in the central city.
Watermark condominiums, the renovation of the J.B. Whites building, Enterprise Mill, Multi-Use stadium facility.
Downtown Business Improvement District launched in February
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Some of Augusta mall lifestyle center at night.
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Historic Augusta gets $120,000 grant
Historic Augusta is getting a $120,000 matching grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation.The grant will be used to provide expanded field services in the greater Augusta area that incorporate preservation into community planning and development.Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation is getting a $140,000 matching grant.
The president of Historic Augusta Inc., Tennent Houston, said, "In recent years the Augusta area has enjoyed a remarkable groundswell of concern for historic preservation. This grant and the matching funds that we are raising will enable Historic Augusta Inc. to expand significantly its field preservation efforts and to provide assistance to those individuals and organizations with an interest in historic
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Augusta's landfill is sitting on a natural treasure! Since 1998 a private company has managed methane gas produced by trash at the city landfill.
But this year city leaders purchased the rights to the gas for $4,000,000. Now they're looking to make the investment pay off.
They say the gas could be used to run city buses and help power city buildings. They've started the bidding process and we'll find out what companies have applied in the coming weeks.
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The fastest growing area in Aiken County will soon have quicker response times to fires and other emergencies. Here
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They are being called goodwill ambassadors, and they are coming to a street near you. One by one they came in looking to take on the streets of downtown Augusta as part of the Cadi, or Clean Augusta Downtown Initiative.
The idea is to clean up Augusta streets. Local business/ property owners opted to raise their taxes. It means over $400,000 a year for the next 5 years to help put a lid on trash. The grand opening is scheduled for March 24th.
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Augusta Historic Preservation Commission Approves Demolition Of Old Jail
30 million dollar project. Eight story building. The first level will be for retail stores. The second and third stories will have residential lofts. And the rest will be for a hotel, with 140 rooms. Underground parking garage.
He's hoping to have the project complete in time for next year's Masters. Officials with the Downtown Development Authority say this hotel will bring an extra 300-thousand dollars in hotel tax into Augusta. And at least 80 more jobs.