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I am enthused about the potential for development in Prattville, and I think the Mayor and Chamber have done an outstanding job marketing the city. I just hope there is going to be a pot of gold at the end of this rainbow.
“The clock tower is kind of a signature for this development,” says Byard.
It is here on 85 acres where they’re putting the finishing touches on an office park, an upscale development just a long tee drive away from the Robert Trent Jones Golf trail. The mayor says the business park should be an attraction to corporations, but so far no one has committed to moving in.
“Economic development is not an overnight thing. You can’t just snap your fingers and say there it is,” Byard says.
On the other side of Highway 6, 52 acres worth of dirt being turned for high-end retail and 700 homes, homes surrounded by lakes and trails.
“When this is completed, when this development is built out it’ll be well in excess of a hundred-million dollars worth of investments,” says Prattville Chamber of Commerce president Connie Bainbridge.
Public records with the city of Prattville indicate an Outback Steak House will be built right across from Longhorn’s, and there are tentative plans to build a life-style shopping district, something similar to the Shoppes at Eastchase in Montgomery, near the business park.
We have yet to see any direct economic benefit from the Hyundai, while jobs are being created all over central Alabama. Now, we have this wonderful new development that shows great promise, but we don’t know what it will ultimately bring. I have a lot of patience and am willing to wait and see how things develop, but I am also not someone who is going to sit by while the rest of the region passes us by. I have faith in our city leaders, I just hope the faith is well placed.
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Kristopher, you do understand what is *really* fueling the growth of Prattville, don’t you? Let me clue you in.
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Michael,
I have a slight disagreement with the assessment in the post you linked to. People are and have been fleeing Montgomery Mall and that general area of town for good reason. There was a shooting at the Wal-Mart on the Southern Boulevard and gun play in the parking lot of Montgomery Mall. For many people that was the last straw.
Certainly much of the growth in Elmore and Autauga County is attributable to “white flight”, but a significant portion of the population of Prattville is African-American and they play an important role in the growth of the city. If anyone is moving to Prattville thinking they are getting away from “the blacks”, they are sorely mistaken.
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