Housing growth, new developments and a plan to reduce debt were some of the highlights from the recent State of the County Address given by Walker County Board of Commissioners Chairman Shannon Whitfield.
The address was given at a Walker County Chamber of Commerce luncheon Tuesday, as the chamber welcomed a new president — Jenn Martin, who was born and raised in Walker County, with a professional background as an insurance broker.
Whitfield summed up his 20-minute presentation in a phone interview and spoke about some of Walker County’s plans for the future.
“The vision and future of our county is very bright because we’ve got good, steady predictable growth,” Whitfield said. “We have a strong local government, and we’re on a pathway to eliminate all the debt which would make it unlimited what the possibilities could be in the future.”
New developments include a 156-unit Rossville apartment complex which is scheduled to be ready for tenants in October of 2023; a 500-unit subdivison called Hawks Ridge that will begin construction late this year or early 2023; and a new senior living center called Morning Pointe at Happy Valley across from Rossville Middle School with a ground-breaking next month.