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Day sees 2007 as a year for construction Thomasville Mayor Sheldon Day said 2007 would likely be the year of construction for Thomasville. "We had a lot of announcements in 2006, and this year, we'll start seeing a lot of those projects begin to take shape," he said. "I think it's going to be an eventful year." Of course, one of the biggest issues that will come up in come up in 2007 is the potential vote to legalize alcohol sales in Thomasville. Day said city hall has already received more than 200 signatures to certify and believes that the full certified petition asking for a vote will be presented to the council this month. Projects to take shape "We'll be seeing a tremendous amount of construction activity this year," Day said. Lower Dixie is now preparing its lot in the south industrial park for its new facility. Work should begin sometime this year on the new hospital building and on the city's speculative building. Engineering work on the building is nearly complete and the city could proceed with construction within the year. The building's construction cost will be shared with Alabama Power Company through a grant the city won last year. The city's water treatment plant will also be under construction. The final plans and engineering schematics are currently under review by the USDA. Once the city has approval, construction can begin to move forward. Contractors are expected to begin working on the old high school building within the next few weeks to get the civic center project off the ground as well. There's also continued interest in properties along the Hwy. 43 corridor from outside investors. Day also said that a major motel chain was nearly committed to coming to Thomasville and that an announcement could be coming soon. With all of the construction, Day expects sales tax revenues to increase significantly in 2007 sometime in the second quarter of the year.
"I see opportunities to improve things in Thomasville to allow our community to flourish," Day said. "There's no need to sit on our laurels and think we've arrived. Other communities have done that and in just a few years, they see themselves struggling again."
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