City Administrator Tim Followell says Save A Lot owner Dave Jackson had a dream of renovation to his former location off Center Street, which then turned into a vision for a new storefront. Followell indicates in the close to five years of planning, there were several obstacles.

 

 

Some have been critical of the city buying up dilapidated properties and taking them on but Followell points to the former Washington Street buildings that were purchased and that area now the home for a new grocery store.

 

 

Followell recognizes most people who do not believe local government should have a hand in land acquisition and development may not ever change their minds but he points out, the city has several success stories in recent memory.

 

 

Downtown has been the focus of many positive happenings in Clinton in the last several years, continued with the introduction of a pair of up and coming country performers this summer. 

 

Followell says those concerts and more have been a focused effort to rejuvenate downtown Clinton. Tune in tomorrow on Regional Radio News for more.