OAKWOOD — Cars hum along Thurmon Tanner Parkway, and what was once a quiet community building on Railroad Street is filled with sounds of Zumba and other YMCA activities. Otherwise, the look of downtown Oakwood hasn’t changed much since October 2008, when the South Hall city rolled out its 2030 plan, a vision of how some 250 acres surrounding the city’s downtown center might look 16 years from now. “The reality is we were thinking this thing would take off,” City Manager Stan Brown said.
Five years later, Oakwood 2030s pace is slow, but deliberate
Recession delayed development, but city moving forward with plans
