City Councilwoman Mary Jones remembers a totally different downtown Flowery Branch not so long ago. “There were no streetlights, no sidewalks, no trees, no flowers, no nothing,” said Jones, who has served in two separate stints, the first starting in 2006. After several years of completing beautification projects and otherwise working to lure businesses downtown, Flowery Branch isn’t done yet, releasing a redevelopment plan for the city’s center, known as “Old Town,” in January.
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