Posted by: thepinetree on 08/17/2010 04:08 PM
Updated by: thepinetree on 08/18/2010 05:05 PM
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Massive Goldrush Garden Project Is Approved By Tuolumne County Supervisors
Jamestown, CA...The old mine site in Jamestown looks to be heading to a second life with the approval of a new project by the Tuolumne Supervisors today. About the project...Gold Rush Gardens is a mixed use project that has been Master Planned to be a mixed use World Class destination attraction located on an assemblage of land that includes the former Jamestown Gold Mine site and two adjacent parcels. The range of uses is proposed to include: - 65 acres of formal Themed Gardens similar to Butchart Gardens in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The Gardens will include lakes, streams, and informal landscape areas. Grapes and olives may be incorporated as a landscape component and allow for some production of wine and olive oil as well. In total, the Gardens and related uses will encompass more than 100 acres. Various commercial uses are incorporated into the Gardens and are proposed to include wedding chapels and reception facilities, eating areas, and offices...
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- Baseball Sports Complex that includes 24 youth baseball/softball fields, 6 full size
baseball fields, a baseball village with housing and dining facilities for players and
coaches, and has the potential to be a Premier National Baseball Venue similar to the
Cooperstown Dream Park in Cooperstown, New York.
- Upscale Recreational Vehicle Park with 260 spaces and an additional adjacent 60
rustic campground nestled in an Oak Woodland setting.
- Multiple Motel and Hotel sites with a potential of over 1,200 (and the ability to
provide over 1,700) rooms offering a variety of price and quality ranges for baseball
and softball players families, visitors to the Gardens, and County visitors.
- Conference and Banquet facilities.
- Logging, Mining, and Antique Car Museum.
- 8-Plex Movie Theater that may include at least one digital IMAX 3D facility.
- An outdoor Amphitheater that will accommodate a variety of venues.
- Bowling Facility with up to 36 lanes.
- Recreation Center that includes an Aquatic Park with Water Slides and a Miniature
Golf Course.
- Over 320,000 square feet of Retail Commercial Space that will provide a range of services and uses that are proposed to include a major retail full service market,
restaurants, specialty shops, gift shops, et.al.
- 3.2 acre Assisted Living Facility that provides for 80 units of assisted living and 40
bed Alzheimer unit.
- 3.1 acre Highway Service facility that will include a gas station, mini-mart, car wash,
and fast food courtyard.
- Other planned amenities include, parks, trails, and open space elements.
- LEED designs as the preferred design standards and Green technology applications
utilized where feasible.
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