Hope to see everyone at the Depot on August 10.  If you want some different menu options send me an email:

dtidmore@ChattoogaChamber.org

You can RSVP for the luncheon at the website under the Chamber tab.

www.ChattoogaChamber.org

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Chamber members were pleased to hear from a couple of leaders who helped bring the VW maufacturing plant to Chattanooga in 2008 at their monthly luncheon.  Trevor Hamilton, VP Economic Development of the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce and Blake Poole, Spec.Asst. to Commissioner,  TN Dept of Economic Development enlightened the group on some of the history and long term commitment that the Chattanooga area gave to get VW to locate there.  The plant is scheduled to be on line and operational early in 2011.  Test cars are already being manufactured at the facility.

Once production numbers increase at the facility it is felt that suppliers will move to locate their supply facilities closer to Chattanooga and Chattooga County will need to have their industrial parks ready when the call comes.  Local officials have made application for various grants to help in providing infrastructure to the existing facilities in Trion and Summerville.  Word on those grants is expected in the next 90 days.

“You can’t wait and say we’ll run that water or sewer line for you” says Hamilton.  “You will risk losing out to another community who has their act together.  Getting a site pad ready is the key.”

Leaders are working with various agency representatives at both the federal and state level in cutting the red tape out of the process and bringing needed jobs to the county.

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Depot & Courthouse Already on Register

Staff members from the Historic Preservation Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources will hold a public information meeting concerning the proposed Summerville Commercial Historic District and the National Register of Historic Places.  The meeting will take place on Thursday, July 22, 2010, at 6:00 P.M. at the Summerville Depot on East Washington Street in downtown Summerville.

The Summerville Commercial Historic District encompasses the historic commercial area of Summerville and is centered on Commerce Street, Georgia Avenue, Washington Avenue, and the railroad corridor.  The proposed nomination and the public information meeting are sponsored by the City of Summerville and the Summerville Better Hometown Program. For information, contact Jordan Poole at 404-885-7809.

The National Register of Historic Places is the federal government’s official list of historic buildings, structures, sites, objects, and districts worthy of preservation.  The Historic Preservation Division nominates eligible properties in Georgia to the National Register so property owners can receive preservation benefits and incentives. Local sites currently on the National Register include the Chattooga County Courthouse and the Summerville Depot.

For more information about the National Register and other preservation programs, contact the Historic Preservation Division at 404/656-2840 or visit our web site at www.gashpo.org.

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Please join us for our July luncheon at noon on Tuesday July 13. Please RSVP on the “The Chamber” tab at the top of this website.

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