International Horse Park finds revenue source

CONYERS - The long search for reliable revenue for the Georgia International Horse Park apparently has ended. <br> <br> Georgia Perimeter College plans a campus at the attraction in Rockdale County. <br> <br> Georgia Perimeter president Jacquelyn Belcher said yesterday that construction on a 100,000-square-foot center could begin next fall if the Board of Regents approves the plan for the 1996 Olympic equestrian venue. <br> <br> Incoming president of the Conyers-Rockdale Chamber of Commerce -- Dean Alford -- says the City of Conyers would build the campus for about $25 million and lease it to the college. <br> <br> School officials say 2,000 students will arrive in the fall of 2003, with an additional 3,000 in the next four years. The school will replace Georgia Perimeter&#39;s 1,100-student Rockdale Center for Higher Education. <br> <br> The campus will provide the park with dependable yearly income, unlike weekend festivals and concerts. Civic leaders also hope for additional property taxes from retailers and fast-food chains likely to be built nearby. <br> <br> The park is located off Georgia 138 about five miles north of Interstate 20.

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