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Grenada County Build Better Together 2040 Plan

In reality, new residential development can happen in many locations within Grenada County, and in any
sequence, as market opportunities arise and willing housing developers/builders have the wherewithal to take
the initiative. However, the potential sequencing on the map does reflect several core philosophies of this Plan
to:
 Avoid a “leap-frog” development pattern and "sprawl" outcome that makes infrastructure much more
costly and spreads out the necessary geographic coverage of police/fire response and other public
services.
 Build as much as possible around the edges of existing developed areas where streets and infrastructure
already are in place.
 Take advantage of the I-55 corridor for north-south traffic movement within the county versus
encouraging significant population growth east of U.S. 51, which also means opening up areas west of I-55
for new residential development.

While recognizing that neighborhood-focused retail development will naturally follow and locate near
concentrations of new residential rooftops, the map also calls out a few key focus area for commercial
development in the years ahead as delineated in red on the map. This includes:
 Potential hospitality uses and other commercial development (e.g., hotels, restaurants, retail and other
traveler services) near the new north side sports complex (delineated in green), on developable properties
adjacent to the I-55 interchange at Paper Mill Road and near the intersection of U.S. 51 with Paper Mill
Road.
 Around the high-profile south side intersection of U.S. 51 and Branscome Drive.
 Significant future commercial and/or mixed-use development potential envisioned around the I-55
interchange at Nat G. Troutt Road, just inside the southern boundary of Grenada County (once public
infrastructure is available to support such development).

The map also highlights areas with an industrial focus, primarily on the north side as delineated in purple on the
map. This includes the airport vicinity and the newly developing Grenada I-55 Business and Technology
Industrial Park. Finally, the Grenada School District's two newest elementary school campuses are delineated in
blue, on the east side along Mississippi Highway 8, to emphasize how residential development can be drawn to
the vicinity of schools.
It is recognized that some opportunity areas delineated on the map include some level of pre-existing
development. However, these areas are conducive for absorbing more new development along with potential
evolution of existing property uses by interested owners or investors. Such transitions in use can occur through
redevelopment of previously built sites, “infill” construction on a vacant parcel amid existing built sites, or
repurposing of an existing structure for another use without significant site changes.
Along with the predominant use types, other complementary uses will also remain or may emerge in particular
areas of the community (e.g., small-scale, neighborhood-oriented retail and service uses within or near the
edges of largely residential areas). Certain uses can be located amid other predominant use types, such as public
facilities and places of worship within predominantly residential areas. Mixing uses on sites is common in
downtowns (e.g., upper floor office or residential above ground-floor retail) and may occur elsewhere in a
community as the market accommodates and zoning allows.

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