Lookout Mountain, Ga., Councilman Blair Ramey, right, gestures while making a
point as Councilman Jim Sabourin listens during disucssion Thursday night
about seeking developers’ proposals for a new town center.LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Ga. — The City Council is going to throw the door open to developers to present ideas for a new town center.
And if none of those ideas are to the council’s liking, the city probably would go it alone and create a new fire station, town hall and police station to replace the aging, cement-block City Hall on 1.67 acres it owns at 1214 Lula Lake Road.
Those were some highlights of a Thursday night meeting at which council members started writing a request for proposals from developers for a new town center.
“We need to have a paragraph that defines what we want and we need to stick with that,” said Mayor Bill Glascock. “Do we want a cottage-style Rock City look? Are we insisting on that?”
“If we get away from the Rock City style, I quit,” Councilman Alexander “Sandy” Gothard said.