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Construction of New Paris Landing Inn Accelerated

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NASHVILLE — Architectural drawings for the new plans for Paris Landing Inn were released and an accelerated timeline for construction of the new Inn was discussed when meeting State Rep. Bruce Griffey, and R-Paris; Henry County Mayor Brent Greer met recently with state officials and contractors in Nashville.
Griffey said the meeting was held “to make sure the construction timeline for the new Inn was being pushed forward rather than delayed.”
Design plans and schematic drawings were reviewed for the additional 25 rooms that previously were added to the project which brought the new Inn’s room total from 65 to 90.
Griffey said the current status of the project was reviewed. “Unfortunately, there have been delays with the project” as a result of the environmental cleanup at the demolition site, he said.

“Prior to the meetings I organized in Nashville,” Griffey said, “the anticipated opening date of the new Inn was August 2021. However, as a result of these meetings and my push to expedite construction of the new Inn, a new accelerated construction schedule is now in place with the opening pushed up to April 2021 just in time for the World’s Biggest Fish Fry” that year.
Griffey said he is pleased that state officials are “listening, being responsive and prioritizing this important project vital to the economy of District 75.”
Foundation dirt work is set this week with the official groundbreaking tentatively set for November.
“Although I was against demolition of the old Inn, favoring renovation for a number of reasons, the reality is that we now have an empty hole in the ground and I am determined to do anything and everything I can do to get the new Inn erected and opened as quickly as possible. I intend to keep pushing to try and keep this project on track,” Griffey said.
At the Nashville meeting were officials with Doster Construction, contractors for the project; Architect Patrick Neuber, members of the State Building Commission and officials with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation.