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Smyrna hires planner, starts master plan for First Baptist Church site; stone chapel to remain
Summary
City staff and a council advisory committee have engaged MKSK to lead a master planning and public-engagement process for the 9-acre former First Baptist Church site; the city purchased the property with bond financing and will retain the stone chapel for public use.
Smyrna city officials announced plans to develop the former First Baptist Church property into a mixed-use expansion of downtown after contracting planning and public-engagement work with MKSK.
The city acquired the roughly 9-acre site in December using bond financing of about $16 million, Mayor and staff said; sales proceeds from any future development will be used to pay down that bond. Andrea Worthy, the city’s economic development director, told residents MKSK was chosen from 15 proposals because of its planning experience and a “robust public engagement process.”
Why it matters: the council called the acquisition a rare opportunity to expand downtown…
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