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Annexation is first step to true growth
Published Thursday, October 22, 2009
Somewhere between the recent bad news and head-scratching moves of the City of Natchez, we almost missed a great historic event.
The city recently received approval to grow by 2.68 square miles, a truly historic milestone.
Prior to the latest growth, the city’s borders last grew in 1981. That the city had not physically grown in size in nearly 30 years may be one of the underlying problems the city has had recently tied to financing.
A city that isn’t growing is usually a city that isn’t prospering.
Hopefully, the new additions may soon spark some growth in those areas.
The areas — 2.12 square miles on U.S. 61 South and 0.56 square miles off Old Country Club Road to the north — are both currently unpopulated.
Two local developers who hope to attract both commercial and residential development to the area purchased the area to the south.
Local real estate broker Glenn Green and construction company owner Ricky Edgin are probably doing more to attract new business to Natchez than perhaps any other group.
We hope they are ultimately successful both for their own sake and for the increased tax base such development could provide to the area.
Growing the tax base through expanding retail, commercial and industrial business development may turn some of the head-scratching moments into pats on the back for city leaders.
Comments
Posted by iamamean1 (anonymous) on October 22, 2009 at 8:06 a.m. (Suggest removal)
YOu say, City leaders. There is no such thing.
Posted by grungebob (anonymous) on October 22, 2009 at 8:34 a.m. (Suggest removal)
More build it and they will come fantasy. May help Green and Edgin some.
Posted by Crakalakin (anonymous) on October 22, 2009 at 9:35 a.m. (Suggest removal)
If it helps Green ad Edgin, good on them. They are the ones apparently doing the work, investing their time and money. No doubt that development there will help others as well, though.
Posted by Yeahuhuh (anonymous) on October 22, 2009 at 10:01 a.m. (Suggest removal)
If I would like to do a development can I get it annexed, too?
Posted by OldGrandDad (anonymous) on October 22, 2009 at 10:46 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Yeahuhuh, according to our lesson learned, you'd stand a better chance if you do 2 developments - One on the north side of town and one on the south. Both properties must be empty of potential voters so that our delicate balance will not be altered.
By the way, the article said "industrial business development". How are these new annexations zoned. I've missed that. Perhaps Green and Edgin are building the kind of industrial park that Natchez/Adams County have neglected for so long.
Posted by grungebob (anonymous) on October 22, 2009 at 2:16 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Then we need two industrial parks. The the plot on the north side is an ideal site for a rubber mine. The one on the south is the stuff that dreams are made of.
Posted by Yeahuhuh (anonymous) on October 22, 2009 at 5:48 p.m. (Suggest removal)
But what about Ben Lomand Industrial Park and the Orchid Growing Industrial Park? Money made and the grass can get back to growing?
What I don't understand about industrial parks is why doesn't the prospective industry willing to come here just buy some property and develop it to suit themselves? Perhaps I am missing all the ways to make money that don't actually require anyone to locate here.
Posted by OldGrandDad (anonymous) on October 22, 2009 at 8:02 p.m. (Suggest removal)
All serious industrial parks are built on 4 lane roads/highways. But Natchez "leaders" never got the word on that one. Perhaps they were partying at conferences when they should have been taking notes instead?
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