A New Home In A Familiar Place
Understanding the offer to move the Oconee County Library to Wire Park
Reviving History. Embracing The Future.
Wire Park is the creative reimagination of what was an economic anchor of Watkinsville for more than 50 years. It aims to revitalize this great corridor through the redevelopment of the Southwire industrial park, transforming it into a vibrant mixed-use development that better serves and supports the community.
The design of the site is the result of a two-day collaborative session hosted by Gibbs Capital and attended by Watkinsville citizens, local stakeholders and community leaders. Wire Park will renovate the former wire manufacturing building and give it new life, offering residential, retail and office uses, while conserving greenspace and creating common areas open to the community.
Wire Park has extended an offer for the Oconee County Library to purchase 25,000 square feet of space in the heart of the development, enabling it to serve as a civic anchor for a key project in the community.
A Community Asset For Learning And Growth.
Wire Park is a projected $60 million “development of regional impact”
The library, which currently is located in a 17,000 square foot facility, would move into an
existing 25,000 square foot building in the heart of Wire Park
This “purchase and renovate” proposal could include significant cost savings as
compared to ground-up new construction
Wire Park would provide utilities, parking, stormwater management and landscaping
Ongoing maintenance needs would be subsidized by Wire Park’s commercial and
residential owners
A Setting Inspired By Imagination.
Preservation of greenspace integrates nature with the project’s design
Ample indoor and outdoor spaces allow for innovative ways to engage visitors
Allows for easy, safe bike and pedestrian access for the hundreds of nearby homes
Connects with existing sidewalks and future rail trail to facilitate walkable communities
Offers more than 400 parking spaces and easy access from Norton Road and Barnett
Shoals Road
Enhanced connectivity can lead to an increased use of the library, fostering the Athens
Regional Library System’s I.C.R.E.W. Values