Skip to Main Content
  • Doing Business Here
    • Incentives
  • Properties
  • Community Data
    • Key Industries
    • Major Manufacturers
    • Community Profile
  • Quality of Life
    • Sustainability
  • About
    • Success Stories
    • News
    • Team
  • Contact
Rome Floyd Development Authority
  • Doing Business Here
    • Incentives
  • Properties
  • Community Data
    • Key Industries
    • Major Manufacturers
    • Community Profile
  • Quality of Life
    • Sustainability
  • About
    • Success Stories
    • News
    • Team
  • Contact
MENU

Rome Floyd Development Authority consolidates Adairsville Highway tract with 11 acre purchase

Posted December 21, 2021 in Authority News

In order to make a piece of land more marketable for business development, the Rome Floyd Development Authority approved the purchase of an 11.39-acre tract of land near Highway 140 and Prosperity Way on Tuesday.

That tract of land will be joined with another 12-plus acres that front Prosperity Way already acquired by the authority.

“It takes a dogleg piece of property and makes a great site at the corner of 140,” RFCDA Chair Jimmy Byars said.

The authority approved the $250,000 to purchase that property, already zoned for heavy industrial during its December meeting on Tuesday.

The property is located just south of the massive Lowe’s Regional Distribution Center.

Floyd County Manager Jamie McCord also informed the board that the purchase of 202.34 acres of land from the Braden family along U.S. 411 was finalized recently.

The county commission, City of Rome, and Rome Floyd Development Authority secured an option to buy the prime farmland at $20,000.00 per acre that fronts Cartersville Highway and is divided by Bass Ferry Road.

“The Braden family was exceptional to work with,” Floyd County Commission Chair Wright Bagby said.

The total purchase price of $4,196,800 will include the payment for a structure on the property and was funded by the 2013 and 2017 SPLOSTs.

As part of Tuesday’s meeting, the authority President/CEO Missy Kendrick told the board they have applied for a $500,000 EPA brownfields assessment grant and expect to hear back by April.

The development authority is also planning to hold a full-day strategic planning session on Friday, Feb. 18.

Since it’s the last meeting of 2021, the board recognized Cassandra Wheeler, Georgia Power’s Northwest Georgia regional director. Wheeler will roll off the board and Harbin Clinic CEO Kenna Stock will take her place.

https://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/rome/news/local/rome-floyd-development-authority-consolidates-adairsville-highway-tract-with-11-acre-purchase/article_beb55e2e-629f-11ec-844b-2befbd3434d3.html?utm_campaign=blox&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR1EJPXAN5z0YBcKffhCtRRQAgFhqDD-QOX3jElL5yy7LatZYC3-QX3Nkqs

Contact Us

Rome Floyd Development Authority
800 Broad Street, Suite 102
Rome, GA 30161
706.413.4213

© 2023 Rome Floyd Development Authority | Made by Romega Digital.
Photos courtesy Georgia's Rome.

News Feed

1.31.2023
TYM USA and Branson Tractors Merge to Become TYM North America
1.4.2023
Large tradeshow design, marketing firm to consolidate operations in northern Floyd County
12.28.2022
$5.1 Million Allocated by Congress for Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital Property Redevelopment