Developer Eyes $140M-Plus Business Park
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Sunday Edition March 10, 2019 BARTOW COUNTY’S ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER $1.50 Developer eyes $140M-plus business park BY JAMES SWIFT tics center” footprint. [email protected] It was unexpected news for Bartow County Commissioner Steve Taylor, who said he didn’t Ears pricked up Monday when Atlanta-based even speak to representatives from Capital De- Capital Development Partners submitted a De- velopment Partners about the proposed project velopment of Regional Impact (DRI) application until Wednesday. to the Georgia Department of Community Af- “We just had a chat about them buying the fairs. Such an application is required by the State property, and they have actually optioned the for any proposed wholesale and distribution de- property and have it under contract, but it has not velopment larger than 500,000 square feet in the been purchased yet,” Taylor said. “So they’ve got metro area. a ways to go before this actually gets underway.” RANDY PARKER/DTN According to information submitted by Capital Development Partners CEO John Cartersville Medical Center Wolverton and Associates representative Jef- Knox Porter said the proposed development CEO Chris Mosley speaking frey Hodgkinson, the same developer behind would be very similar to its Savannah Logistics Thursday morning. the $125 million Savannah Logistics Center is Center project. interested in constructing a new business park “The Appalachian Port was just opened up on approximately 260 acres in White. recently and you’ll see the CSX rail line goes Hospital JAMES SWIFT/THE DAILY TRIBUNE NEWS Per Hodgkinson’s documents, the proposed by our site, so we think there is a large demand Atlanta-based Capital Development Partners seeks to build a I-75 North Logistics Center would include at for customers on the north side of Atlanta that $140 million-plus distribution and logistics center near Great least three buildings, combining for a roughly Valley Parkway in White. 2.75 million-square-foot “distribution and logis- SEE BIZ PARK, PAGE 5A addition to wrap City not following up this A Class Act summer pension BY JAMES SWIFT [email protected] fund law Chris Mosley, CEO of Carters- ville Medical Center, fi nds himself BY JAMES SWIFT in a slightly different situation than [email protected] he was in this time last year — namely, because he’s not living out At Thursday evening’s Car- of a hotel room and trying to fi nd a tersville City Council meeting, house in Bartow County anymore. Adam Fraley of accounting fi rm The Florida transplant, who took Mauldin and Jenkins presented over the CEO position at CMC fi ndings from an audit of the mu- last March, recounted his fi rst year nicipal government’s fi scal year on the job at the local hospital at 2018 comprehensive annual fi - Thursday’s Eggs and Issues event nance report. in Adairsville. He said many of “Based on our test work, we the same qualities that makes the believe that the fi nancial state- county as a whole appealing are ments are fairly presented,” he also applicable to CMC’s services. said. “The City ended its year “From a Bartow County per- with assets of about $448 mil- spective, that’s kind of our pitch,” lion, offset by liabilities of about he said at the Cartersville-Bar- $156 million. This is governmen- tow County Chamber of Com- tal activities and business types merce-sponsored event. “You don’t of activities combined.” have to deal quite with the traffi c That left the City with a “net and the booming metropolis bustle, position” of about $292 million but you do get the quality of life of in equity for the fi scal year that being in a small town that still has ended on June 30, 2018. Fraley access to really everything that you said that was an increase of about RANDY PARKER/THE DAILY TRIBUNE NEWS need here.” $13.8 million over the fi nal sum Allatoona Elementary mentor C.J. Stewart asks students to describe what their vision is for their life. Just a year into his role at CMC, from the 2017 fi scal year. Mosley said the hospital has “That net position amounted notched up numerous accolades to about $240 million in infra- Former Chicago Cub helps future leaders and achievements and seen a num- structure investments and capi- ber of signifi cant developments get tal assets, and then another $8.3 underway. million in restricted net position, at ALES hop on ‘Energy Bus’ The LeapFrog Group, for exam- leaving approximately $44 mil- ple, gave the hospital its fi fth con- lion of unrestricted net position BY DONNA HARRIS matter if they are poor or rich, but most of when the right time came, and that formu- secutive “A” score in its Hospital available for operations,” Fraley [email protected] them are living in poverty.” la enabled Stewart to escape the poverty Safety Grade rankings last fall. said. Stewart, 42, uses his experiences as a that many students are living in today. “You fi ll out this comprehensive Continuing, Fraley said the C.J. Stewart knows fi rsthand how tough black male growing up in a dangerous “Looking back on the steps, that’s what survey, with dozens and dozens of City ended FY 2018 with about it is to climb out of poverty and overcome housing project in west Atlanta, along with it was – me knowing my ‘why,’ me being questions on it,” Mosley said. “That $27 million in pension liabili- obstacles to fulfi ll one’s dreams, and he’s a book, “The Energy Bus,” to encourage courageous enough to state my ‘what’ and tells us you’ve got someone who is ties and roughly $22 million in devoted his life to helping kids chart a the kids to rise above their circumstances, then also when I’m in front of the right independent, saying that we’re do- other post-employment benefi ts course for making that happen. become successful and use that success to people, to be able to share that,” he said. ing an exceptional job as it relates (OPEB) liabilities. For the past three years, the former Chi- give back to their community. Since August, the former Bartow Coun- to patient safety.” Furthermore, the audit reveals cago Cubs outfi elder has visited fourth- “My primary focus is focusing on their ty resident, who lived about two miles Meanwhile, Healthgrades gave the City was not compliant with and fi fth-graders at Allatoona Elementary context so that the content makes sense, from the school, has spent an hour a the hospital several specialty clin- Georgia law for either the 2018 School in Acworth once a month to men- focusing on the ‘why,’ which helps them month building relationships with the 30 ical quality awards — including or 2017 fi scal years when it came tor them and help mold them into future understand the ‘what’ – what they need to kids in his mentoring class. honors in coronary intervention, to pension contributions. community leaders. be doing, trying to help them understand He’s also been teaching them the 10 general surgery and pulmonary “The City did not properly ac- “The kids in this group are the ones ‘why are you even alive?’” he said. Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work and Team medicine services — in its 2019 crue the liability to the pension with leadership potential, the ones we The framework of knowing why he was With Positive Energy from the book, rankings. This, coming off a 2018 trust fund for the amounts that think would change the world for better,” here then what he wanted to do with his the City’s contributions were counselor Marcia Guse said. “It doesn’t life led him to people who could help him SEE STEWART, PAGE 2A SEE MOSLEY, PAGE 5A less than the minimum required contributions under the Georgia code,” the report reads. “Total SEE AUDIT, PAGE 7A Ahmad Hall to step into the limelight at New Frontier’s Roast BY MARIE NESMITH ered as an honoree. We have so many tal- at Hall’s expense, the event will feature a [email protected] ented and worthy individuals in our com- chicken or steak dinner. munity who are doing great things here “Ahmad was selected due to his love Humbled and excited by the recognition, and abroad. It is defi nitely humbling to be and passion for Bartow County, especially Ahmad Hall is looking forward to being recognized. Adairsville,” said Trey Benham, secretary the guest of honor at the New Frontier of “I am hoping that the people who will be of the New Frontier. “He is well known Bartow County’s Walter A. Johnson Roast roasting me will remain friends after the throughout the community, and beyond, March 23. roast. LOL! I am most defi nitely excited. because of his gospel group, Ahmad Hall “At fi rst I was a little apprehensive,” Hall I love Bartow County and the people who & Friends. He is able to touch lives on a said. “A roast is an event where jokes are live here. It’s always a joy to come together daily basis with his uplifting music. He is made about the honoree. LOL! Who wants at any function or event. I am sure that a constantly loaning his talent out to be used that? LOL! But after considering all the great time will be had by all.” in the community. Ahmad sings at chamber JAMES SWIFT/DTN great work that New Frontier has done in Starting at 7 p.m., the gathering will events, church events and more.