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Smyrna outlines plan for 9-acre downtown expansion after purchase of church property
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Mayor Derek Norton said the city purchased the nine-acre Smyrna First Baptist site and is using broad public engagement to shape a downtown addition anchored by a pedestrian 'Jonquil Mile' and mixed uses including housing, retail and a boutique hotel.
Mayor Derek Norton announced that the city of Smyrna has purchased the nine-acre parcel occupied by Smyrna First Baptist Church and is using extensive public input to shape a long-term downtown expansion.
The mayor said the city began public engagement after the purchase and has received nearly 5,000 citizen responses to preliminary planning work, which produced three concepts all anchored by what Norton called the “Jonquil Mile,” a pedestrian path linking the older downtown with the new addition. “We want this new addition to our…
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