Civil Municipal Magazine Aug 2023

238 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 8 PREFERRED VENDOR/PARTNER n Fuqua Development LP. http://www.fuquadevelopment.com/ Spurred by the City of Villa Rica’s desire to connect Mirror Lake Boulevard to the growing downtown area, this site was selected to create a premier mixed-use development with best in class residential and retail. Our project includes a grocer, restaurants and retail, all surrounded by residential options n Tanner Health System www.tanner.org Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica is an acute care hospital offering maternity care, minimally invasive surgical services, inpatient care, an intensive care unit, interventional cardiac services with angioplasty and stenting, advanced diagnostic imaging services as well as a new emergency department, observation unit and surgical services center. n West Georgia Technical College https://www.westgatech.edu/ West Georgia Technical College supports student success, economic development, and the community by providing a skilled workforce, through the delivery of relevant education and training, via high school equivalency, college credit associate degrees, diplomas, and technical certificates of credit, as well as corporate and continuing education opportunities. n Walton Communities www.waltoncommunities.com n Southwire www.southwire.com surrounding communities offer many options. For those students, West Georgia Technical College in nearby Carrolton is a great option. Villa Rica is also minutes away from the University of West Georgia, a public four-year college in Carrolton with an undergraduate enrollment of nearly 10,000 students. Plans down the city path According to McDougal, current goals include upgrading traffic infrastructure to support more efficient traffic flow. He also wants to ensure that current infrastructure needs are addressed, particularly for additional sewer capacity. Any current projects must also be completed. “We have enough projects in place to keep us busy for a while,” he concludes.