{"id":3552,"date":"2010-08-05T05:00:30","date_gmt":"2010-08-05T10:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=3552"},"modified":"2010-08-05T04:40:07","modified_gmt":"2010-08-05T09:40:07","slug":"3552","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2010\/08\/05\/3552\/","title":{"rendered":"PGM Properties with City & County Leaders break-ground on site of planned Publix Grocery Store"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>It’s been a challenging effort, but PGM Properties has officially broken ground on what will soon come to be known as Madison Commons, the new home of the Publix Supermarket chain in Clarksville, TN. The Publix brand has been on the lips of area residents long before the news was officially released that the chain was looking at the City of Clarksville for a possible home, and the residents are more than ready to welcome them into our community.<\/p>\n

\"City<\/a>

City and County Leaders break ground on the new location for Publix in Clarksville, TN<\/p><\/div>\n

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In a ceremony kicked off by Clarksville’s Mayor Johnny Piper at the old Memorial Hospital location city and county leaders went out of their way to ensure that the Brentwood based PGM properties knows they are indeed welcome. They will be the primary developer for the site. \u201cPGM properties specializes in Publix grocery store developments.\u201d according to Dudley Parker, the chief project developer.<\/p>\n

The development is going to be quite significant. The total area is approximately 73,000 square feet, with the Publix store occupying 54,000. PGM properties plans call for the Publix store to be open sometime between late 2011 and early 2012. Morgan, Inc has been contracted for the demolition of the old Memorial Hospital facility. Legends Bank is the leading financial partner is putting the funding for the project together.<\/p>\n

Below is an artist rendition of the planned development from the City’s Smart Growth 2030 Master Plan.<\/p>\n

\"Madison<\/a><\/p>\n

City Planners hope that the presence of the Supermarket in the area will spur growth similar to how the construction of the Great Escape Movie theater triggered explosive growth in the Exit 1 area of North Clarksville. Indeed they have another slide that shows how they hope the area will continue to develop over the next 3-10 years.<\/p>\n

\"Madison<\/a><\/p>\n

Clarksville Mayor Johnny Piper<\/h3>\n
\"Clarksville<\/a>

Clarksville Mayor Johnny Piper at the Publix Groundbreaking<\/p><\/div>\n

Mayor Johnny Piper stated in his opening statement \u201cThis has been an interesting journey to get us here today. This is the beginning of a new chapter, a new era for Clarksville-Montgomery County.\u201d It was a project that could not have happened without cooperation between city and county leaders. \u201cThis is a great example of what can happen when Government, city & county can work together.\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Montgomery County Mayor Carolyn Bowers<\/h3>\n
\"Montgomery<\/a>

Montgomery County Mayor Carolyn Bowers at the Publix groundbreaking.<\/p><\/div>\n

Montgomery County Mayor Carolyn Bowers Thanked the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners for \u201cStepping up as they did back when the Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation planning on coming here.\u201d she said they considered the interest of the city and county residents when the county assumed 70% of the economic impact plan. She thanked the Clarksville City county for assuming the remaining 30%. \u201cThat’s being given in order to see our community make progress. Now is the time and the place for Clarksville and Montgomery County to move forward and progress into a regional community, drawing people here to shop from all over the region.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dudley Parker<\/h3>\n
\"Dudley<\/a>

Dudley Parker, PGM Properties<\/p><\/div>\n

PGM Properties has been looking at the Clarksville area for over 5 years. During that time they have expended a lot of effort to persuade the Publix chain that Clarksville will be right for them. Indeed Dudley Parker described it as \u201cMy trek, my journey\u201d. In the end, Publix was sold on the idea and we gathered together to see that dream take a concrete form with the official ground breaking. Parker thinks that in the end it was all worth the effort \u201cThe Journey was well worth taking. I think everyone in our company could say this has been a wonderful, wonderful, hard earned opportunity. We are so proud to become a part of this community.<\/p>\n

Well Mr Parker, let this writer assure you that Clarksville is just as proud to have you and Publix here!<\/p>\n

Photo Gallery<\/h3>\n

View more images from the Publix groundbreaking in our Photo Gallery at:<\/p>\n

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