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By: Judy Spears
Broker Associate, CRS, ABR, GRI, CNHS

http://www.judyspears.com

Ronnie Gilley and George Jones may want to talk to you.

More details are to come, but the Houston County Commission yesterday gave their support to a proposed country music themed development in Houston County, somewhere just outside of Dothan. The scope of this development, headed by Gilley and Jones, is huge, and was compared to what has been built in Branson, Missouri as far as size and economic impact.

Tentatively named Country Crossing, the development plans include a 10,000 seat amphitheater, several resort hotels, restaurants and retail shops, and themed stores with ties to various country music artists. Some of the artists mentioned as already supporting this development are Kenny Chesney, Brooks and Dunn, Alan Jackson, Big and Rich, and George Strait.

The economic impact of this development could be staggering. There are currently about 2,800 jobs in Houston County tied to tourism, according to Bob Hendrix, Dothan Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Executive Director. This project could potentially add over 4,000 more and draw over a million people to the Dothan area each year. The privately funded project is expected to cost between $100 and $300 million and seems to be on the fast track. A site is expected to be picked within the next couple of weeks.

Here is some coverage from the local media.

Dothan Eagle story includes drawing of the proposed development, details of the possible economic impact, and information on the new regulations concerning charitable bingo related to Country Crossing.

WTVY coverage

This project was originally planned for the Enterprise area. WDHN has a story on Enterprise reaction to the change in venue.

For a lively discussion among local residents on this project, head over to Wiregrass Live.

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1. More on Country Crossing development said at February 27th, 2008 at 11:04 am

   […] Judy had a great post yesterday about the new Country Crossing development to be located here in Houston County. I have read through some of the documents related to the project, especially the economic impact study, and here are some interesting nuggets. […]

2. Janis Gagliardi said at February 27th, 2008 at 1:33 pm

   What an exciting new development for the Dothan area!!

3. Daltonsbriefs said at February 27th, 2008 at 5:21 pm

   Thanks for the post on Dothan, and the encouragement to visit from digg today. Consider yourself stumbled.

4. Land deal done for Country Crossing said at March 14th, 2008 at 2:45 pm

   […] Read more on Country Crossing here and here. […]

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