City of Moultrie - Georgia Cities Foundation

City of Moultrie
Itinerary
April 15, 2010
9:50 a.m.
Bus arrives in Downtown Moultrie, Courthouse Square
Mayor Bill McIntosh
Welcome
10:00 a.m.
Tour Colquitt Towers
10:20 a.m.
Tour Downtown Loft Apartment
10:40 a.m.
Tour Friedlander Building Project
11:00 a.m.
Board Bus for Thomasville
Downtown Moultrie
Uniquely different Downtown Moultrie will charm you at first sight. Since its
designation as a Main Street City in 1989, Moultrie has experienced tremendous
growth and extensive redevelopment. Placed on the National Register of Historic
Places, downtown features unique architecture of the past and a commitment to
preservation for the future. The Moultrie Commercial Historic District is located in
the center of Downtown. The 15 block area contains commercial, professional, educational, governmental, agri-industrial, institutional, and even loft living buildings.
Downtown Moultrie is a thriving historic small town commercial center. The site is
that of the original settlement founded in 1859.
Gaining community support for the downtown area through the City of Moultrie Main
Street Program has proven to be successful. Over the past eleven years, more than
10 million dollars has been invested in special projects in the downtown area by
Colquitt County, the City of Moultrie, property owners, and business owners. Those
projects include a courthouse renovation, construction of a courthouse annex,
streetscape project, construction of a new Georgia Department of Labor building
and private building interior/façade renovations. Returning to downtown is the 2.3
million dollar United States post office and a 4 million dollar Department of Children
and Family Services facility.
The City of Moultrie has been at the forefront of downtown redevelopment. Among
its projects are the restoration of the art deco Colquitt Theatre into the community’s
senior center, Sam Duggan Chevrolet into the Municipal Annex, and a grocery store
into a state - of - the art police department.
Know as shopping destination, downtown offers a variety of specialty shops,
antique stores, and restaurants. ABAC on the Square offers college classes and
even four year degree
opportunities!
The City of Moultrie boosts a vibrant downtown which is the centerpiece of this
community. Whether working, strolling, shopping, learning, or dining in downtown
Moultrie, you are certain to be caught up in an unforgettable and enjoyable
experience.
Colquitt Towers
7 North Main Street
The Hotel Colquitt was originally a community project built by Moultrie’s civic and
business leaders. Construction began in 1928, and the facility opened to the public in
May 1929. Built in the Neo-Classical style, the hotel had 66 guest rooms, shops, and a
restaurant. Advertisements boasted of “circulating ice water, ceiling fans, and a bath in
every room.” The cost of construction was approximately $250,000.
Fifteen years ago, South West Georgia Bank financed the adaptive use of the
Colquitt for conversion into an assisted-living facility. The business failed, and the bank
foreclosed on the property. The building was expensive and outside the purview of
banking operations, but bank officials did not want it demolished. Mr. John Clark turned
to the Revolving Fund which finds new owners for threatened historically significant
buildings and insures their perpetual preservation through preservation easements. The
Trust signed an option to purchase the hotel for $200,000. Later, Hal Carter of
Sylvester bought the hotel from the Trust for $450,000.
The Colquitt Hotel, renamed the Colquitt Tower, has been adapted for office, retail,
restaurant and apartment uses. The cost for renovation was funded in part by
The Georgia Cities Foundation.
Coleman Building
East Central Avenue
The Coleman Building is a simple but attractive two-story brick structure typical of
turn-of-the-century downtown commercial buildings.
Built in 1900, it is the oldest commercial building with original façade on Moultrie's
downtown square. Its most notable architectural feature is the interesting brick cornice.
The Coleman Building was divided into two parts, each intended for commercial use on
the ground floor. The building's second floor could be used for storage by the first floor
businesses.
Over the past century, the Coleman Building has been used for various purposes. Early
uses included a candy shop, grocery store, dry goods store, and barbershop.
One of the more interesting uses can be seen in this 1920 Sanborn Fire Insurance map,
which shows a cigar factory on the second floor of the section of the building on the left.
The building underwent a major renovation in 2000-2006 and currently houses a
marketing firm and hair salon on the first floor and a loft apartment on the second for a
family of five.
Freidlander Building
1st Street, SE
For decades, Friedlander’s was Moultrie’s largest and premier department store. By the
1970s, Louis Friedlander had opened a chain of department stores in southwest
Georgia, including a second store in Moultrie. However, shopping habits were changing
across America as more and more people preferred shopping centers to downtown
stores.
Friedlander’s downtown store later closed. Since then, several businesses have
operated in the old Friedlander Building. Recently, the Moultrie-Colquitt County
Development Authority purchased the building in an effort to support the expansion of
the Moultrie branch of the Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. Because of substantial state cutbacks, the Development Authority is now pursuing other clients and uses
for the landmark structure.
The Friedlander Building is the only remaining example of Art Deco in Colquitt County.
o.k. barber
Vacant
Moultrie
Observer-25
Harper - 17
McCall Ins
Parking
Subway
Stop #1
WEST CENTRAL AVE
27 2517Citi
Burroughs
Studio Office
Trends 6
Carpet
Viohl
Kim's
Fashions-8
Storage
Vacant\ABAC
property
Marketon
the Square
Law office of
David
Herndon
Prospex & Flair Loft
Al's
ABAC
Apartments Stop Subs - College 27
31
#2
Strong
Funeral
Home
890-1717
PARKING
Colquitt County
Courthouse Annex
EAST CENTRAL AVE
3Wilson's
Veteran's
Flame
985-4467
Amphitheater
Double
Play
Trophies
114
118
Knight's
Fish
5- ABC
clothing
Kims
Parking
985-1112
890-5669
Shirley's
Flowers - 24
COURT HOUSE
11- SW
11- SW
11- SW
27 - Friedlaner Bldg
Stop # 3
3 Crazy
Bakers
102
Turner's
Dress Shp
104
Cranford's
108
24Moultrie
Keith
Pawn Shp Brown
6Tanningl
1ST AVE SE
8 - 10
King's
Jewelry & Shoes
985-3500
y
16 Bus.&
Tax
22Curves
BREEZEWAY
PARKING
Main Street
Galleria
985-0811
-
Bella
Maison
Herbal
Gallery
PARKING
Heritage
Embroidery
120
Styles
Unlimited
Coco' s Ladies Clothing
Styles
Unlimited
25
SGB
18
A Cut Lane
Above Atty 14
2ND AVE SW
11
PARKING
SGB
BerniceF
ashion
Moultrie
Sports Bar
132
985-9333
Slocumb Co.
131
PARKING
Olde
Harmony
Antique 15
PARKING
Framing by
Craftworks
123
Kirk
Blue Sky
Grill
985-7093
Insurance
available
Cheese & Feed
27
property
29
2ND AVE SE
ABC
Bank of America
CLOTHING STORES
JEWELRY STORES
SPECIALTY SHOPS
Bank
Professional offices
Hair Care
OFF-STREET PARKING
other
Antiques Stores
Restaurants
State
Office
115
Parole
Office
117
Insurance
Services
125
116 Chamber
of Commerce
985-2131
PARKING
PARKING
Merle
Norman /
Downtown
Deli113
Henson's
Sewing
115
Reliable
Data
121
Renovation
in progress
Littleton's
West-122
Parking
985-1959
Life
Whelchel
Touch
Carlton
Portraits
26
28
Lazarus
Clothing
Store
101
FIRST STREET SE
985-1140
In Due
Time
118
SOUTH MAIN ST
FIRST STREET SW
890-8476
PARKING
Vacant
113
24 - Law 30 - Griner's
office
985-3700
Sid's
Antiques
108
112
114
EveryThing
Special
PARKING
13 Church
19 - Beans
& Strings
PARKING
Civil War
Monument
1ST AVE SW
17 Senior
Center 9858006
PARKING
9Suzannes
Quilt Shop
25 - Books
& More
Thomas
Kirbo Atty
Gifts 26 Gifts - 28
FIRST STREET SE
FIRST ST SW
D.May, Atty
- 14
Tax Shop 16
Braswell
Jewelers
Braswell
Jewelers
22
SOUTH MAIN ST
Jewel law
offices
rie Police Depar
PARKING
City Hall
20 - E.Jones
Investments
Colquitt
Loan Co. 1
Colquitt Towers -
101 Globe
Finance
Main st.
office
Vines,
Ladson ,
Wear, &
Mangum 40
FIRST STREET NE
Fallin &
McIntosh -39
NORTH MAIN ST
FIRST STREET NW
985-5650
985-5005
Buddy's 3
Arwood Drugs
PARKING
Brewer
Costin Ins
129
Grass
2ND AVE SE
SGB
Food Services: Beef O Bradys, Blue Sky Grill, Cheese & Feed
Colquitt Sports & Billiards, 3 Crazy Bakers, Subway
Beans & Strings
Moultrie Historic Downtown District
City of Moultrie
PO Box 3368
Moultrie, GA 31776-3368
Phone: (229) 985-1974
Fax: (229) 985-1056
Website: www.moultriega.com
Population: 15,409
RC: Southwest Georgia
State Development Region: 10
County: Colquitt
Congressional District: 8
State Senate District: 11
State House District: 170, 171
Elected Officials
Mayor
Mayor Pro Tem
Council Member
Council Member
Council Member
Council Member
Council Member
William McIntosh
George Walker
Cecil Barber
Angela Castellow
Daniel Dunn
Susie Magwood-Thomas
Ronald Wilson
Appointed Officials
City Manager
City Clerk
City Attorney
Mike Scott
Ella Fast
Mickey Waller
Colquitt County
Education
COMMUNITY SCHOOLS: 13 county public schools with 572 teachers, 7,973 students,
and 313 high school graduates in 2005; 1 private school with 2 students in 2005.
HIGHER EDUCATION:
Technical College: Moultrie at Moultrie (local) with 1,700 students.
2-yr: Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College at Tifton (27 miles) with 3,033 students.
4-yr: Albany State University at Albany (38 miles) with 3,456 students; Florida State
University at Tallahassee (60 miles) with 36,683 students; Valdosta State University at
Valdosta (40 miles) with 9,900 students.
Brewton-Parker 2-year degree extension program at Moultrie. ABAC on the Square in
downtown Moultrie.
Local Taxes
PROPERTY: Property taxes are determined by tax rates and assessment ratios which vary
by location. The only realistic way to compare property taxes from different locations is to
use 'effective tax rates' (tax rate multiplied by assessmen ratio). Effective tax rates combine
city, county, school, and state tax rates into one convenient figure -- the annual tax for each
$1000 of property at its fair market value. This rate applies to all property: land, buildings,
machinery, equipment, and inventory.
Effective Rates:
City
Year Within City Outside City
Doerun
2007 $13.06
$10.79
Moultrie 2007 $14.58
$10.79
SALES: City and county have 3% local sales tax in addition to the 4% state sales tax.
Incentives/Exemptions
INVENTORY (Freeport): Freeport is the general term used for the exemption of ad
valorem tax on inventories as defined by Georgia law. The law offers manufacturers,
distributors, wholesalers and warehouse operations an attractive inventory tax exemption on
three classes of property.
Moultrie and Colquitt County exempt 100% on all classes of certain business inventory from
property taxation.
JOB TAX CREDIT: Tier: 1, Amount: $3,500 as of 2009
Tier refers to the economic well-being of a county.
JOINT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY: Yes
Municipal Services
FIRE PROTECTION: 42 full-time city and 100 volunteer county personnel. Protection
outside city limits. Fire insurance classification 3 in city and 7 outside.
ZONING: City ordinance (Southern Building Code). Subdivision design standards
(Southern Building Code). No county ordinance.
Transportation
COMMERCIAL AIRPORT: Albany Airport (38 miles) service by ASA; Valdosta
Airport (40 miles) service by ASA.
GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORT: Albany Airport (38 miles) with a 6,600 feet asphalt
runway, aircraft tiedown, hangar, lighted runway, VOR, ILS, NDB, airframe & power plant
repair. Additional 5,100' wind runway. 5 air cargo companies serve the airport, including
UPS's Boeing 757 "mini-hub" jet service; Moultrie Airport (local) with a 5,100 feet
bituminous runway, aircraft tiedown, fuel, hangar, lighted runway, minor repair, VOR,
beacon. Spence Field has 10,000 ft bituminous runway; Valdosta Airport (40 miles) with a
6,300 feet bituminous runway, aircraft tiedown, aiframe & power plant repair, lighted
runway, VOR/DME, IlS.
RAIL: CSX piggyback - Cordele (55 miles); CSX rail - Moultrie (local); Norfolk Southern
rail - Moultrie (local).
WATER:
Navigable River: Flint River (9 foot channel depth) with public barge dock at Bainbridge
(52 miles).
Seaport: Brunswick Seaport (148 miles) with maintained channel depth of 32 feet.
Utilities
ELECTRICITY: A part of Georgia's modern integrated electrical transmission system,
Colquitt County has excellent ability to supply industrial demands. Compared to 47% for
the U.S., coal accounts for 84% of fuel used by the state's power generating plants. This
assures long-term continuity. If demand exceeds 900kw, any supplier can step in and offer
service.
NATURAL GAS: Available in industrial quantities on an interruptible basis.
WATER: Plant capacity: 11,000,000 gal/day. Consumption: 3,000,000 gal/day average,
4,500,000 gal/day maximum. Ground storage capacity: 1,675,000 gal. Source: deep wells.
SEWER: Plant Capacity: 4,200,000 gal/day; Plant Load: 2,500,000 gal/day; Tertiary
treatment plant, advanced wastewater treatment. Trickling filter.
Historical Markers of Moultrie
Marker
Colquitt County
Location
Courthouse in Moultrie
Sources: GMA Membership Database, GeorgiaFacts.net, Georgia Department of
Community Affairs