Evermore
invests in the environment
Community Improvement District places emphasis on Quality of
Life
Snellville, Ga. - Since its
creation in 2003, the Evermore Community Improvement
District has taken significant steps towards the
revitalization of Highway 78 through litter and graffiti
removal and other beautification efforts.
In 2005, Evermore was recognized as
the Business and Industry of the Year by Gwinnett Clean and
Beautiful. Specific note was made of Evermore's efforts to keep the
corridor free of trash, illegal signage, and graffiti. Evermore was
also recently recognized by the Clean Air Campaign with a
certificate signed by Governor Sonny Perdue, recognizing the CID as
an active community partner.
Evermore Community Improvement
District has officially adopted Highway 78 under the Georgia
Department of Transportation's Adopt-A-Highway program, saving
Gwinnett County an estimated $100,000 annually in litter and
graffiti control, as well as landscaping and general maintenance.
Leach Landscaping, hired by Evermore, reports collecting over four
tons of litter yearly from the road.
Many local businesses are supporting
the fight for a better quality of life. Local businessman Ray
Mokhberi purchased the old Target facility at the corner of Highway
78 and McGee Road in Snellville. After discovering an extensive,
pre-existing fiber optics system in the area and making extensive
renovations to the building, Mokhberi opened a teleworking community
called the Fountain Square Business Center.
"Modern business is dependent upon
high-speed connectivity," says Mokhberi. "There is a movement
towards global cities. A company without the capability to do
business globally will not succeed this day and age."
City and county demographics show a
high percentage of workers in high-speed connectivity-dependent
industries, a great majority of which commute to midtown and
downtown Atlanta daily. With this capability in Evermore, commuters
now have the option of working closer to home.
Mokhberi currently has 100 office
spaces in Fountain Square, ranging from 200 to 3,000 square feet.
Nearly 30 more spaces will become available in the next four weeks
thanks to further renovations to the building. Plans are to
eventually build a four-story, high-tech, fiber-ready building in
the parking lot to accommodate more teleworkers. Construction will
be synchronized with the Highway 78 median project and is expected
to take one year to complete. Once the first building is complete,
the existing old Target building will be destroyed and a second
multi-story building will go up in its place.
"By building in the parking lot, we
only have to dig up asphalt, rather than trees," says Mokhberi.
"Suwanee attracted Hewlatt-Packard
because they were able to go high-tech. Evermore already has the
ability. This area has the talent, but residents needlessly drive
out of the area to work."
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Evermore Community Improvement
District The Evermore CID is an association of property owners along
U.S. 78 in Gwinnett County that voluntarily tax themselves in order
to recreate their community as a great place to live, work and shop.
The CID seeks to establish a vibrant, upscale destination, improve
business development opportunities, and enhance property values by
developing and promoting coordinated transportation and community
character improvements to benefit property owners, business owners,
and residents along the Hwy. 78 corridor.
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