New aerial photos!

I was amazed at how different the Country Crossing site looks from the air. I could clearly see it and all of the progress while we were still miles out. It also occurred to me again that this is only the beginning and really a small portion of what this project is going to become over the next 7 years. So much has happened above and below the ground in the last 127 days. You have to remember that when the last photos were taken some of the grading had taken place, the first floor of Possum Holler Bed & Breakfast was built, and the Bingo Pavilion was just a series of footers. At that point NONE of the infrastructure (sewer, water, electrical) had been started. Back then 75 people working on the project was a good day.

This picture was taken on June, 16th 2009


Today 10-22-09


So much has happened below the ground; water, sewer, electrical, fire hydrents, ....; to the point that now they can layout parking lots and landscaping. All of the buildings that are going to be open for the first phase are underway. And now it is not unusual to have well over 400 people busy at work EVERYDAY. I also know that within the next 2 weeks there are going to be 100's of permanent positions filled so that the Grand Opening can take place on December 1st. What I have been told is literally hundreds of people showed up yesterday, for the first of three days of applications and interviews for the new positions. Everyone is getting very excited for the fun that is about to take place not to mention the economic impact to the region.

Here is a slide show of a bunch of the pictures taken on todays flight. Enjoy and I will see you in 40 days!