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PRESS RELEASE CITY OF COLLEGE PARK 3667 Main Street - College Park, GA 30337 www.collegeparkga.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 10, 2020 Contact: Gerald H. Walker, Director of Communications Phone: (404) 305-2041

College Park to Unveil 300+ Acre “Six West” Development Design Plans

Let’s Talk! Community Meeting Scheduled for Thursday, June 11th

College Park, GA/June 10, 2020 - The City of College Park will hold the last of three meengs in the virtual Let’s Talk Community Meeng Series on June 11, 2020, at 4:00 pm via Zoom. The meengs are designed to educate, inform, and gain input from the community on the design of Six West (formerly known as Airport City). The series will conclude by sharing the resulng vision that was developed for Six West with the input of the community. “West of downtown College Park and just west of the airport, Six West covers six historic avenues that pay homage to five Ivy League schools and civic leader John Wesley,” said Are Jones III, Director of Economic Development for the City of College Park. “We aim to memorialize the site’s past while developing its future,” said Jones.

The first meeng of the series provided a historical perspecve of the area, formerly known as Airport City, and an overview of the new Six West Development project. This meeng was video recorded and can be found on the City of College Park’s website. To further include and honor the communies of College Park, cizens and supporters were invited to complete a survey, which asked for input about potenal features that could be included in the Six West Development.

During the second meeng, cizens and supporters were shown the results from the survey. They were also able to parcipate in an interacve webinar in which polls were conducted regarding the potenal look, feel and funcon of Six West.

The community is asked to support the last meeng scheduled for June 11th starng at 4:00pm. Visit the College Park website (www.collegeparkga.com) for the link to register and be among the first to see and give feedback on the design plans envisioned for the new Six West Development. ### ______About The City of College Park, Georgia

Encompassing 11.1 square miles, College Park is home to the world headquarters of Chick-fil-A, the most traveled airport worldwide in Hartsfield-Jackson Internaonal, and has the largest and one of the most presgious K-12 private schools in the connental United States - Woodward Academy.

College Park has one of Georgia’s most vibrant entertainment, hospitality and convenon communies, built surrounding the Georgia Internaonal Convenon Center. In the fall of 2019, the city opened the Arena at the Gateway Center, which serves as home court for the , the G-League subsidiary of the , and the of the WNBA. College Park takes pride in new technologies, such as a compressed natural gas fueling staon, and electric car charging staons along its historic downtown district. College Park’s progressive vision makes it one of the most desirable places to live, work and play in the metropolitan Atlanta region. www.collegeparkga.com www.collegeparkga.viebit.com