Wednesday, December 18, 2002

Gateway Village wins acclaim

Gateway Village, the planned mixed-usedevelopment located just west of the campus of Clayton College & State University, received the "Exceptional Merit Award for a Visionary Public-Private Redevelopment Partnership" at the annual Developments of Excellence Awards.

The fourth annual awards program -- created to showcase projects that stand out in the region as models for innovative and sustainable development - took place at the State of the Region Breakfast, hosted by the AtlantaRegional Commission and the Regional Business Coalition. Frank Smith, president of The University Financing Foundation, accepted the award on behalf of the many collaborating entities that initiated the development of Gateway Village, a master planned development located between the Clayton State campus and Reynolds Nature Preserve in Morrow and Lake City.

Clayton State conceptualized a "community-university planning district,"that would stretch beyond student housing to create a community and regional development initiative that sought to change the area into one tied directly to the needs of an economy driven by information technology and the imperatives of continuous, lifelong learning.

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