Within three years, the shopping

landscape on the south side could be dramatically altered.

The city of Newnan, along with

CBL & Associates, has filed the necessary paperwork to get approval

for a proposed regional mall near the intersection of Interstate 85 and

Bullsboro Drive in Newnan, just south of Palmetto.

If approved, the 1.1 million-sq.

ft. mall would open in 2004 and give south side residents another shopping

option.

Newnan city planner Ryan Libke

said applications have been filed with the Atlanta Regional Commission,

Georgia Regional Transportation Authority and Chattahoochee-Flint Regional

Development Center since the mall is classified as a development of regional

impact.

Libke expects the matter to

be discussed before the City Council in early 2002.

In the request for review submitted

to the different agencies, officials said nearly 3,000 jobs would be created

and nearly 30,000 visitors a day would come to the mall.

When the entire site is built

out in 2009, including other retail establishments, officials project

42,000 visitors a day.

Traffic improvements are slated

for Bullsboro Drive that would help traffic get to the mall. Additionally,

the Newnan Crossing bypass is underway that would provide another way

to get to the site.

In previous discussion about

the mall, the developer said it would be similar to Arbor Springs Mall

in Douglasville.

If it's built, the mall would

be the latest to open in the ever-expanding Atlanta region. Stonecrest

Mall opened in DeKalb County this week, while Discover Mills opens in

Gwinnett County next month.

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