| January 2004 |
Listening Commission of Smyrna Presbyterian Church conducts Interviews, meetings, pray groups and research to determine best use of 27-acre tract of land for the community's benefit
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| June 2004 |
Congregation votes to donate land to the three nonprofit organizations in a yet to be created organization "The Light House Village"
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| November 2004 |
Richmond Medical Partners, Titus Architects and other potential Partners are presented with the project; all approached immediately join the Light House Village with pro bono services
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| December 2004 |
Conyers-Rockdale Planning Commision approves the rezoning of the site, allowing this combination of group homes, day and respite care, educational center and administration building to proceed with design planning
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| February 2005 |
Application made to Georgia Secretary of State for Non-Profit incorporation
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| April 2005 |
By-Laws are created and Board of Directors for LHV elected; First Board Meeting Held
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| May 2005 |
Collaborating organizations begin detailed planning building, programming
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| October 2005 |
Land and a dwelling to become the chapel are legally transferred to Light House Village
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| December 2005 |
Final site engineering complete and permits applied for initial work
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| First Quarter 2006 |
Site work begins
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| Second Quarter 2007 |
Initial construction begins for the Chapel
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| Fourth Quarter 2007 |
Initial construction begins for the Respite Home
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| Second Quarter 2008 |
Chapel and Respite Home Open
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