Business View Magazine | July 2019

374 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE JULY 2019 “It’s a good mix,” says Edwards. “Not just for seniors and Millennials, but anybody who wants to be a part of downtown. All kinds of price points are in our plan, because we do own multiple properties, and we’ll be bringing a lot more multi-family living into the downtown – the more people the better. We bought an old school from the school board and that’s where The Broadstone multi-family complex is going. When I took office as Mayor, we started buying properties downtown and, over the years, we’ve assembled quite a number because we wanted to be in control of our own destiny and be strategic about how we grow.” The Mayor praises his council and staff for the ongoing success: “We all get along and see the same vision of making Sugar Hill a great place to live, work, and play. That’s the magic formula. We’re in office for all the right reasons and that has really pushed the timeline to a faster pace than you see with most cities. We’re all a bunch of risk takers is my point. Our population is around 24,000. I see that growing at a faster pace than most cities because we have a really good school SUGAR HI LL , GEORGI A City of cityofsugarhill.com | (770) 945-6716 The City of Sugar Hill is proud to be your natural gas provider and help make your home your favorite place to be.