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Brice Wood

It's called the River District, along North Fifth Avenue from Broad Street and sandwiched mostly by Turner McCall Boulevard and Second Avenue on the other side of the Oostanaua. If plans hold up, the River District will be the buzz district as local planners work with property and business owners to turn the area into a shopping and entertainment district. Artagus Newell, planning director of Rome Floyd County, and Brice Wood, associate planner, joined Hometown Headlines' John Druckenmiller to discuss changes coming to  the River District just across the Oostanaula from downtown and Broad Street.  They talked about the new urban mixed use zoning designation proposed for the district, a necessity that will spur development without some of the red tape reserved for areas in historic districts and such. As Wood pointed out, property owners will be able to maximize use of their land in terms of lot lines and parking. Among the goals for the River District is to "maximize density" as well as increasing foot traffic for merchants. Tie-ins are key to the River District's success, from the expanding trail networks to events at Barron Stadium, the tennis courts, meetings at the Courtyard and families visiting patients at Floyd Medical Center. Some of the pioneers of the redevelopment push across the river were noted, including River City Bank, Barron Stadium and later The Foundry Growler Bar and Courtyard Rome Riverwalk. The latest projects are a restaurant by Kevin Dillmon on West Thursday Street where work is well under way. Likewise coming together is a storefront on Fifth Avenue owned by Ginny and Doc Kibler. Sunflour Community Bakery is now open at 500 Avenue A and MakerVillage was the home to Harbin Clinic Gallery's latest exhibit saluting Charles Wimpee, a late-in-life folk artist. The largest project under consideration is Wayne Robinson's The District adjacent to the Courtyard. Valued at more than $20 million, plans call for retail on the ground floor followed by apartments and then condominiums. Artagus and Brice joined us in the River District -- at the offices of Brand Red Studios, 4 Bale St. off Fifth Avenue in downtown Rome. We thank Todd LaBerge for another round of solid podcast editing.

It's called the River District, along North Fifth Avenue from Broad Street and sandwiched mostly by Turner McCall Boulevard and Second Avenue on the other side of the Oostanaua. If plans hold up, the River District will be the buzz district as local planners work with property and business owners to turn the area into a shopping and entertainment district. Artagus Newell, planning director of Rome Floyd County, and Brice Wood, associate planner, joined <a href="http://www.hometownheadlines.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hometown Headlines'</a> John Druckenmiller to discuss changes coming to  the River District just across the Oostanaula from downtown and Broad Street. <ul> <li>They talked about the new urban mixed use zoning designation proposed for the district, a necessity that will spur development without some of the red tape reserved for areas in historic districts and such. As Wood pointed out, property owners will be able to maximize use of their land in terms of lot lines and parking.</li> <li>Among the goals for the River District is to "maximize density" as well as increasing foot traffic for merchants.</li> <li>Tie-ins are key to the River District's success, from the expanding trail networks to events at Barron Stadium, the tennis courts, meetings at the Courtyard and families visiting patients at Floyd Medical Center.</li> <li>Some of the pioneers of the redevelopment push across the river were noted, including River City Bank, Barron Stadium and later The Foundry Growler Bar and Courtyard Rome Riverwalk.</li> <li>The latest projects are a restaurant by Kevin Dillmon on West Thursday Street where work is well under way. Likewise coming together is a storefront on Fifth Avenue owned by Ginny and Doc Kibler. Sunflour Community Bakery is now open at 500 Avenue A and MakerVillage was the home to Harbin Clinic Gallery's latest exhibit saluting Charles Wimpee, a late-in-life folk artist.</li> <li>The largest project under consideration is Wayne Robinson's The District adjacent to the Courtyard. Valued at more than $20 million, plans call for retail on the ground floor followed by apartments and then condominiums.</li> <li>Artagus and Brice joined us in the River District -- at the offices of <a href="https://www.brandredstudios.com/portfolio" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brand Red Studios</a>, 4 Bale St. off Fifth Avenue in downtown Rome. We thank Todd LaBerge for another round of solid podcast editing.</li></ul>

Druck Report: There's no real limit on what we might see in Rome's River District. An interview with planners Artagus Newell and Brice Wood.