Local State Farm agent, CRA chair dies Tuesday
John Acker, chairman of the Columbus Redevelopment Authority and longtime State Farm agent, died Tuesday evening from an apparent medical condition.
Redevelopment Authority head addresses Lee Middle, Burns Bottom progress
In hopes privately developed real estate will grow the city’s property tax revenue, the Columbus Redevelopment Authority plans to extend its contract with the Columbus Municipal School District to market and sell the former Lee Middle School’s almost 15-acre property, according to CRA president John Acker.