The “New” Asphalt Plant #9: The Endgame

frankhui

(Continuing from #8)

Smoke and Mirrors

The

recreational use of marijuana

is still illegal in Georgia. So no one should be under the illusion that, people who have the full knowledge of the “New asphalt plant deal(s)” will voluntarily share it all with the

NoNewAsphaltPlant

crowd. It is safe to assume, much of we know today are only bits and pieces the insiders chose to disseminate for their own benefits. There was no lack of

Smoke & Mirrors

along the way, and more to be expected down the road. For those of us who are not in the know, the truth will be more visible once the endgame is understood.

The Endgame

While no one could be certain of the exact path, it is hard to imagine the quarry and asphalt plant will still be there 20 years from now. The piece of

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765.9100-acre land

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, valued at less than $5M in 2018, will be worth well over $1 Billion developed (

@ $2M / acre

). No sane landowner(s) will sit on this big pile of money for another 20 years.

There are many ways to develop this land, and here is just

one version

. The land has 3 major parts: A, B & P. There is already a solid plant to

develop Land-A

, which might be the real motive behind the “New” asphalt plant. While the plans for Land-B & P remain to be seen, it is reasonable to envision what is on the horizon: the whole piece will probably become a hybrid of

Avalon

/

Windward

/

Bellmoore

once finished.

“P” for Pipe Dream

I meant for Public Park,

D.T. Brown County Park , to be exact

. The idea is presented in

this Chinese

article. An English version will come soon.

Where the County Stands

On a big pile of cash of course. ~ $20M / year to be exact,  from property tax and sales tax, once developed. Knowing what is motivating our

5 county commissioners

, is there still any doubt how they will cast their votes. It is all for the greater benefit of the county. The question is whether it is fair to sacrifice the interest of a small group (

~1%, i.e. ~1000s among 200K+ people

).

The Alternative Path

Maybe the real question begging for an answer is, whether there is a way to get there without sacrificing that ~1%. You bet smart people in Forsyth will figure that out in no time.

(To be continued: more on the “Else” )

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