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Consultant says Community Improvement Districts could fund Eagles Landing improvements; Jonesborough looks less ready
Summary
A consultant presented a preliminary study to the Henry County Board of Commissioners on forming community improvement districts (CIDs) for the Eagles Landing Parkway and Jonesborough Road corridors, showing revenue scenarios and recommending education and a phased approach rather than immediate formation.
A consultant told the Henry County Board of Commissioners on June 3 that community improvement districts, or CIDs, could help pay for road, sidewalk and streetscape projects along Eagles Landing Parkway and Jonesborough Road if commercial property owners agree to self-impose assessments.
Malaika Rivers, a consultant who said she has worked on CIDs for about 30 years and helped prepare the study, told commissioners that CIDs “are very much about commercial districts and commercial centers, not residential areas.” She said the study limited the two subareas to commercial parcels and evaluated eligibility, likely revenues based on the 2024 tax digest, and stakeholder interest.
The presentation said the Eagles Landing subarea is about 1,100 acres (roughly 1.8 square miles) with roughly two‑thirds of…
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