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Thursday, April 26, 2007

RV park will put campers at ease

RV park will put campers at ease


Horn Lake site to be like a multiuse home away from home
By William C. Bayne
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April 25, 2007
The Audubon Point RV Park and Mini Storage isn't scheduled to open until Tuesday, but RV campers have already begun making inquiries.
"I'm excited to get it going, but I'm scared too," said Keith Russell of Jackson.


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"We've been in the mini storage business for 15 years, but this is the first time out in the RV park business. I believe we're going to be a big success.
"It's a tremendous location and the city has been fantastic to work with," he said.

Audubon Point is on 29.64 acres on the east side of U.S. 51, just south of Nail Road.

Russell, 59, a native of Brookhaven, said he chose Horn Lake for his first RV park "because it's one of the hottest real estate areas in the country."

He expects the RV park will cater to construction crews and to youth baseball teams competing at Snowden Grove Park in Southaven or Latimer Lakes Park in Horn Lake.

"We're limited to a maximum 45-day stay at one time, but we'll also have pads available for the overnight transient RV campers," he said.

"No one is going to be able to make this home, but it's going to be very nice for those who stay with us periodically."

Altogether, there are 114 concrete pads available for RV's, all with 50-amp electrical service.

The park has a large swimming pool, a bathhouse, a commercial laundry and a dog walk.

Russell said his business plan projects 80 percent occupancy at the RV park within three years.

"Our prime seasons will be summer and fall, but we expect that we will have construction workers throughout the year because of all the construction taking place in the county."

The park will be fully covered by security cameras, he said.

The mini storage facility will have both regular bins and climate-controlled storage.

"We have 980 containers ranging from 5 feet by 5 feet up to 20 by 20," Russell said.

The projected opening day for the mini storage is May 15.

The RV park "should generate a lot of cash business for stores in Horn Lake and Southaven," he said.

Russell's planned unit development for the RV park and mini storage also includes 5.69 acres of commercial space.

"All of the commercial space will have C-4 usage," Horn Lake planning director Anita Rainey said.

"That allows for such businesses as restaurants, ice cream stores, gift shops, bakeries, sporting goods stores, indoor recreation or convenience stores.

"What we're hoping for in that area are businesses that are walkable from the RV park. In addition to the other businesses, any kind of personal service business could also go there -- like a beauty salon or barber shop."

Altogether, Rainey said the commercial space would create about 60,000 square feet of retail business.

"My plan is to get both the RV park and the mini storage up and running before we get involved with the commercial space," Russell said.

Lee Smith, a retired Marine master sergeant, will manage the RV park, and Judy Clark, a veteran in the mini storage business, will manage the mini storage facility, Russell said.

-- William C. Bayne: (662) 996-1408

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Thursday, April 26, 2007

RV park will put campers at ease

RV park will put campers at ease


Horn Lake site to be like a multiuse home away from home
By William C. Bayne
Contact
April 25, 2007
The Audubon Point RV Park and Mini Storage isn't scheduled to open until Tuesday, but RV campers have already begun making inquiries.
"I'm excited to get it going, but I'm scared too," said Keith Russell of Jackson.


Advertisement
"We've been in the mini storage business for 15 years, but this is the first time out in the RV park business. I believe we're going to be a big success.
"It's a tremendous location and the city has been fantastic to work with," he said.

Audubon Point is on 29.64 acres on the east side of U.S. 51, just south of Nail Road.

Russell, 59, a native of Brookhaven, said he chose Horn Lake for his first RV park "because it's one of the hottest real estate areas in the country."

He expects the RV park will cater to construction crews and to youth baseball teams competing at Snowden Grove Park in Southaven or Latimer Lakes Park in Horn Lake.

"We're limited to a maximum 45-day stay at one time, but we'll also have pads available for the overnight transient RV campers," he said.

"No one is going to be able to make this home, but it's going to be very nice for those who stay with us periodically."

Altogether, there are 114 concrete pads available for RV's, all with 50-amp electrical service.

The park has a large swimming pool, a bathhouse, a commercial laundry and a dog walk.

Russell said his business plan projects 80 percent occupancy at the RV park within three years.

"Our prime seasons will be summer and fall, but we expect that we will have construction workers throughout the year because of all the construction taking place in the county."

The park will be fully covered by security cameras, he said.

The mini storage facility will have both regular bins and climate-controlled storage.

"We have 980 containers ranging from 5 feet by 5 feet up to 20 by 20," Russell said.

The projected opening day for the mini storage is May 15.

The RV park "should generate a lot of cash business for stores in Horn Lake and Southaven," he said.

Russell's planned unit development for the RV park and mini storage also includes 5.69 acres of commercial space.

"All of the commercial space will have C-4 usage," Horn Lake planning director Anita Rainey said.

"That allows for such businesses as restaurants, ice cream stores, gift shops, bakeries, sporting goods stores, indoor recreation or convenience stores.

"What we're hoping for in that area are businesses that are walkable from the RV park. In addition to the other businesses, any kind of personal service business could also go there -- like a beauty salon or barber shop."

Altogether, Rainey said the commercial space would create about 60,000 square feet of retail business.

"My plan is to get both the RV park and the mini storage up and running before we get involved with the commercial space," Russell said.

Lee Smith, a retired Marine master sergeant, will manage the RV park, and Judy Clark, a veteran in the mini storage business, will manage the mini storage facility, Russell said.

-- William C. Bayne: (662) 996-1408

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