How to Get Involved The Short & Paulk Renaissance Project  is a community-driven effort to transform a landmark site into a source of pride and progress. Because this is a "once-in-a-generation"  opportunity, the City of Tifton, TURA, and the DDA invite you to share your voice through the following channels: Direct Feedback & Visioning Take Community Surveys:  Residents are encouraged to complete survey designed to capture the collective vision, values, and hopes of the peop

STEP 1: Where are we now? Public input and engagement includes one-on-one interviews, focus groups, surveys, research, past plan reviews, and steering committee meetings. STEP 2: Where are we going? Ideas and concepts are illustrated by designs, renderings, and visualizations. STEP 3: How do we get there? Our work will center on setting a strategic direction that positions the community for implementation.

The City of Tifton, in partnership with the Downtown Development Authority and the Tifton Urban Redevelopment Agency, is leading a community-driven planning process to reimagine the Short & Paulk site as a new downtown destination that draws the greater Tifton community and supports economic vitality, connectivity, and long-term community benefit. To guide the redevelopment vision, the City has partnered with the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgi