A BRUSH with the LAW Development May Begin Before 2020
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WEDNESDAY August 14, 2019 BARTOW COUNTY’S ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER 75 cents Sheriff’s deputy arrested, fi red after incident goes viral BY JAMES SWIFT from an incident that happened to “[expletive] off” and to “not BCSO, on and off, for about sev- [email protected] at the Rosewood Apartment knock on our [expletive] door.” en years. Homes off Grassdale Road Sat- The video also shows one of the According to BCSO records, A Bartow County Sheriff’s urday night. parties apparently shoving the Smith was also charged with deputy has been terminated af- A video uploaded on Aug. woman. misdemeanor disorderly con- ter a video went viral on social 11 apparently shows Strickland The press release from the duct, while Strickland was addi- media. and Smith shouting profani- Bartow County’s Sheriff’s Offi ce tionally charged with maintain- In a press release, Bartow ty at a woman who knocked indicates an investigation began ing a disorderly house, another County Sheriff Clark Millsap on their door and complained Monday morning, with Strick- misdemeanor. announced that 28-year-old dep- about noise emanating from the land immediately suspended. Jail records indicate both uty Brison Chancez Strickland apartment. He was terminated following a Strickland and Smith were re- has been fi red after he and his During the confrontation, subsequent review by the BCSO leased from custody at the Bar- 25-year-old fi ancé, Kristen Paige Smith shouted “we are the [ex- Criminal Investigations Division tow County Jail on Tuesday af- Smith, were arrested and charged pletive] police,” while Strick- and Internal Affairs Offi ce. ternoon, each posting a $1,750 Strickland Smith with simple assault stemming land repeatedly told the woman Strickland has worked for the bond. Jacoby says work on massive Emerson A BRUSH WITH THE LAW development may begin before 2020 BY JAMES SWIFT [email protected] Monday evening’s Emerson City Council meeting drew one of Atlanta’s most powerful and renowned developers to Bar- tow County, as Jim Jacoby — head of Jacoby Development, Inc. — made an appearance to advocate for a resolution of- fi cially approving the Etowah-Allatoona Economic Corridor tax allocation district. In early 2018, Jacoby announced plans for a massive mixed- use project in Emerson — complete with 2,000 residential units and more than one million square feet of retail and com- mercial developments. At Monday’s public meeting, Jacoby said that project has a new namesake — the Etowah Highlands. “It was originally the Villages at Red Top, but we wanted to pay homage to the Etowah and the Native Americans,” he added. Bartow County voters approved a ballot item last year al- lowing the County to authorize the creation of tax allocation districts, or TADs. In late November, Bartow County publicly revealed plans for the Etowah-Allatoona Economic Corridor, which includes a 1,000 acre-plus mixed-use site near the old Paga Mine property. Abutting Etowah River to the north and Red Top Mountain Road to the south, the proposed development calls for 900 sin- gle family units, 300 townhomes and more than 2,000 active adult facility units. At full buildout, an analysis from Bleakly Advisory Group anticipates the project entailing about 3,700 residential units and more than 550,000 square feet of resi- dential, hotel, medical offi ce and “community retail develop- ments.” And Jacoby said there’s a possibility the development can begin to take shape before 2020 arrives. “We want to come out of the ground this year,” he said. “The sites out there are fairly topographically challenged, so it’s probably a 12-month site work project.” While Jacoby, who also oversaw the development of At- lantic Station and the Porsche at Aerotropolis project, did not give any updates on how much money is being invested in the proposed Emerson project — which, according to the Bleakly analysis, could easily surpass $1 billion — he did say that po- tential business partners are already lining up. “We have a lot of commitments for the residential compo- nent of what we’re doing with the town center, and trying to bring Nashville to Emerson,” he said, “so there’s a lot of inter- est from entertainers to be a part of the project.” RANDY PARKER/THE DAILY TRIBUNE NEWS A major component of the project, as indicated by concept Several hundred people attended the City of White’s Centennial Celebration Saturday, including 4-year-old Finley Schultz, who documents from Jacoby, is a commercial district which would found a friend in Nero, the City of White’s canine law enforcement offi cer. The event featured competitions in homemade canned goods, food trucks, infl atables, arts and crafts, and a dunking tank. be modeled on famous downtown areas from throughout the United States, including New Orleans’ Bourbon Street and Memphis’ Beale Street. “There’s timeframes from the time that we get everything, all our documentation done, so we can go ahead and move towards the closing,” Jacoby said. “There’s a lot of steps that ‘Senior Shenanigans’ rehearsals kick off Sept. 9 need to take place and we’re moving forward in that direction, but everything’s very positive right now.” BY MARIE NESMITH show is a variety show with the theater is geared towards duction solely of The Grand The project, he continued, would also include a roughly [email protected] funny skits, musical numbers, school-age children, but it’s so Theatre. It’s a wonderful way two-mile river walk amenity, with “signifi cant setbacks” from humorous songs and choreo- important to meet the wants for our community to support the Etowah. Gearing up for her 10th “Se- graphed numbers — no dancing and interests of the community. and provide an opportunity for nior Shenanigans” in February, experience necessary. We are ‘Senior Shenanigans’ is always our senior citizens to entertain SEE EMERSON, PAGE 5A Angie Alexandersen is seek- always happy to have perfor- a favorite, and I’m excited to and have a great time. ing 50 and older participants mances by two of Cartersville’s watch Angie put it together this “The purpose of the program to join in the fun. Along with line dancing groups,” she said, year.” is to provide an opportunity for directing the show, the White referring to Bartow’s Country Formerly an extension of individuals over the age of 50 resident will serve as a per- Pride and The Boot Scooters. Cartersville Medical Center’s to have a place to come to en- former, writer, costumer and Starting with an organiza- former Senior Friends program, joy each other’s company while producer for The Grand The- tional meeting Sept. 9 at 1:30 Senior Shenanigans now is un- putting together a fun, exciting atre production. p.m., the Senior Shenanigans der The Grand Theatre’s um- show.” “The seniors do not have to program will foster the tal- brella. Further details about joining have prior theater experience,” ents of Bartow’s 50-and-older “Senior Shenanigans began the Senior Shenanigans group Alexandersen said. “They are performers. Rehearsals will in 1993 by Cartersville Med- can be obtained by contacting encouraged to do what they feel be conducted every Monday ical Center’s Senior Friends, Montgomery at 770-386-7343, they would like to do. Some at 1:30 p.m. until the week of and was a collaboration with ext. 4. help with stage managing, mov- Thanksgiving, then will con- The Grand to put together a “Our shows are enjoyed by ing sets and others love doing tinue in January and culminate variety show featuring talent- young and old and all ages in the skits. Simply put, we have with the production Feb. 22, ed senior citizens,” Montgom- between,” Alexandersen said. loads of fun. Last year, we 2020. ery said. “When the hospital “We usually sell out. started laughing on the fi rst day “I’m looking forward to no longer had the program, the “I always look forward to be- of rehearsals and that set the working on this program,” said Cartersville/Bartow County ing together with my ‘Peeps’ JAMES SWIFT/THE DAILY TRIBUNE NEWS precedent for the rest of our re- Kristy Montgomery, program Cultural Arts Alliance spon- every September. They make From left, Emerson City Manager Kevin McBurnett and hearsals. director for The Grand. “Most sored the program for several me laugh, and we are like fam- Atlanta developer Jim Jacoby at Monday evening’s city “The ‘Senior Shenanigans’ of the programming we do at years before it became a pro- ily.” council meeting. 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