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12.12.2007
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Lee County's population is growing twice as fast as the rest of the state. So, what does the eighth fastest growing Georgia county need to do in order to accommodate this growth? Plan for it.
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03.15.2006
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Visionaries. Gamblers. Shrewd Investors. Risk Takers. No doubt all of these words have been tossed about in conversations regarding the Oakland Plantation master planned community and the seven businessmen who put their money-and their reputations- on the line. The project promises to be unlike anything seen before in Southwest Georgia, but can such an undertaking be successful in the rural south? A handful of Albany are men have bet big money that it can.
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05.15.2005
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It’s been about 18 months since Jim Bacon, Dell Bush, David Campbell, Barry Carr, Red Carr, Bruce Melton and John Temp Phillips made perhaps the biggest investment decision of their lives and purchased 5,700 acres from the estate of the late O.D. “Peck” Carlton.Carlton, the founder of Carlton Co., a construction company, had used the scenic land off U.S. Highway 82 in Lee County as a hunting and recreational getaway.
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05.08.2005
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One of the first signs of development at Oakland Plantation will surface Thursday when Oakcrest Academy conducts its official groundbreaking.Site preparation work is already underway at the southern tip of Oakland Plantation for the 14,000-square-foot child development center. The business, owned by Randi Burson, will be located in the same vicinity as the proposed new home for First Baptist Church.
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01.29.2004
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After 158 years as a fixture at the intersection of Pine Avenue and Jefferson Street, Albany’s First Baptist Church congregation settled on Lee County for its new home. The congregation voted by a 3-1 margin Wednesday night to purchase 20 acres of land approximately 1,000 yards off U.S. Highway 82 on Oakland Plantation. The church will pay $12,500 per acre.The 255-84 vote came after the church’s relocation committee endorsed the proposed purchase. The congregation had previously voted to move from the downtown building, which has served as the church’s house of worship since 1918.
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01.22.2004
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The development of property at Oakland Plantation likely will include upscale homes and shops and possibly the relocation of First Baptist Church of Albany to Lee County. Though the long-range plan is still being hammered out, John Temp Phillips III, an Albany area businessman and one of the seven partners that own the 5,700-acre property, said the goal is to preserve the pristine land for the community. “We feel like we’ve got a real gem and a really fine piece of property,” Phillips said.
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