WEST POINT

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WEST POINT KIA

• Little City
• Meets
• Big Company

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City of West Point

• 2008 Population 3200
• 2008 Budget 25 Million
• 70 F.T.E.
• Full Service
• Water, Sewer, Gas, Electricity
• Located in two counties
• City Limit borders Alabama

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KIA

• To rise up out of Asia
• Kia - West Point is a 1.2 Billion Project
• Kia will build 300,000 vehicle per year in WP
• Kia will employ 2,300
• Kia Received 42,000 job apps in 30 days
• Locate 2 Tier 1 Suppliers on Site

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Why West Point?

• Available Work Force
• Location
• Interstate
• Rail
• Georgia
• Beauty and Availability of Land
• 37 Parcels/30 Land owners
• Options secured in two months
• 450 Million Dollars in Incentive

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West Point Pre Kia City Limits
Kia Mobis Glovis
Harris Co. Business Park
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City of West Point

• City of West Point 2006
• Population 3200
• Area 2,705 Acres (4.2 Square Miles)
• Kia 2176 Acres annexed in October 2006
• City annexed 18 additional properties in 2007-08
• City of West Point 2008
• Population 3200
• Area 7,166 Acres (11.2 Square Miles)

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(2) MXD 100,000
(3) MXD 100,000
City of West Point Future Sewer Requirements (In
Gallons Per Day)
(1) Commercial 26,140 (purchased)
(4) Commercial 100,000 (purchased)
(11) Residential 75,000
Future 1.1 City 500,000 Kia 750,000 Total 2.4 MGD
(5)Commercial 50,000
KIA MOBIS GLOVIS
(10) PUD 180,000
(9) R-2 50,000
(6) MXD 200,000
(8) MXD 100,000
(7) Industrial 100,000
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Water and Sewer Project Funding
Loan 13,864,445 Grant 5,193,000
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South
Bridge at Long Cane Creek
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South
Kia Parkway
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North
Kia Pad 650 Acres
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City Service

• Purchase fire truck 1 million
• Build fire station 750,000
• Operate and Maintain 5 miles of new 4-lane road
• 2 Million in infrastructure for NWHBP
• Provide Police, EMS, Solid Waste and
  Administrative Services

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City Growth

• 6,000 total jobs
• 2,000 existing jobs
• 4,000 new jobs
• Planning and zoning
• Comp Plan
• Strategic Plan
• Resource Team
• Rapid Growth
• Schools
• 20 Million in debt
• Future expansion of utilities

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What We Have Learned

• State Partners Are Essential
• Local Coordination
• Must Be Prepared to Act
• Assemble Property
• Provide Incentives
• Build Infrastructure
• Negotiation does not end
• Regional DA Valley Partnership - Essential

• Service After the Sale
• State Support of Community
• Planning
• Permitting
• GDOT
• Grant Coordination
• Same Rules Dont Apply

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• We are confronted with insurmountable
  opportunities."
• Doing our best at this moment puts us in the
  best place for the next moment.