Hart County

The Archway Partnership takes on various projects to target specific areas of improvement needed within its partner community.

Hart County Archway Partnership Projects

 

Hart County: Gateway Industrial Park Designs

Hart Projects

Education:

  • Connection with College of Education deans and faculty
  • Placement of student teachers/interns for Fall
  • Faculty member compiling comparison data regarding expenditures per student
  • Admissions process & application enhancement strategies
  • Exploring USDA grant/funding options for agricultural academy
  • Landscape architecture student to do conceptual designs for agriculture academy project
  • Graduate student assistance:
    • Grant research and writing
    • Research SAT enhancement initiatives

Leadership Development:

  • Partnering with Chamber of Commerce to revitalize Leadership Hart program
  • Archway committee member Jason Acosta of GA Power is coordinating the group
  • Fanning Institute faculty member facilitated initial meeting
  • Group is applying for GA Rural Development Council Community Leadership Initiative seed grant

Tourism:

  • Partnering with Chamber of Commerce’s tourism taskforce to promote Hart County and Lake Hartwell
  • Partnering with Historical Society for walking tour & historical tourism projects
  • Partnering with Hart County Community Theatre
  • Spring assistance:
    • Journalism – Hart County tourism-related projects
    • Non-Profit Management: Tourism-related grant-writing assistance
  • Summer interns:
    • Hart County tourism (MPA)
    • Megaramp project (MFR)

Planning and Visioning:

  • Spring UGA landscape architecture class weekend design charrette
  • Summer landscape architecture interns will perform design work in various locations throughout Hartwell and Hart County:
    • Entryways to community
    • Gateway Industrial Park phases I & II
    • Downtown Hartwell: City Hall, landscaping, courthouse
    • County parks/greenspace