Zimmerman, who represents retired Henry County physician YeeChen and his 165 acres, already has made a formal presentation toHenry County government leaders and about 15 landowners. Thepresentation maintains a mall at the Jodeco Road-Interstate 75location could trigger 1,000 acres of new office, retail andresidential development near three interchanges.

The preliminary estimated build-out value of those projectscould reach $100 million, government leaders were told. The countyitself has seven interchanges. The Jodeco-I-75 site would touchthree of them.

The Zimmerman-Lee master plan sees Jodeco Road at Interstate 75,five miles north of the previously announced GA 20 site, as thebest location for the mega venture planned by locally based CousinsProperties Inc., Simon Property Group of Indianapolis and NorthAmerican Properties of Cincinnati.