Proposal for Old Granite Hotel Site Includes Green Space, Fountain and Parking

While the is in the process of being demolished, the Winder City Council's Planning and Development Committee was presented a proposal for what could possibly take the structure's place.

Councilman Sonny Morris, vice chairman of the committee, stressed the design is a proposal only during the committee's monthly meeting Thursday, March 1, at the .

The committee also includes Councilman Larry Evans, chairman, and Councilman Charlie Eberhart, who was absent from Thursday's committee meeting.

The proposal for the site includes a park with a fountain, as well as a dozen parking spaces.

Barry Edgar, Winder's city planner, and Ken Chalker, director of public works, gave the committee an update on the Old Granite Hotel's demolition.

"We’re moving real good on it,” Chalker said.

The city plans to reuse the granite from the structure — should the proposal for a park come to fruition, the granite would be used there.      

"The granite is beautiful,” said Edgar, who added the demolition is ahead of schedule but may slow down as crews work toward the structure's north wall.

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Check out Barrow Patch's past coverage of the Old Granite Hotel.