Imagine a new hotel, restaurant, multi-family housing, and other developments coming to the downtown Macon area.
The Urban Development Authority say before that can become reality, private investors are asking the county for two new parking decks.
Heatherly Wakefield manages W.E.A.R. thrift store in downtown Macon.
She says lately, she's been having a hard time finding reliable parking for her 4-hour shifts.
The Urban Development Authority plans to put two new parking decks along Poplar Street and behind the Adams Law Firm building.
Alex Morrison, head of the UDA, says the parking decks would cost $20 million.
He's asking for the county to use its credit to issue bonds for the project.
"We wouldn't be building any parking decks in this specific location today without this development and this development can't move forward if we didn't provide the parking decks and other infrastructure improvements for it," said Morrison.
Wakefield says she's on board. She sees it as a positive project for downtown Macon and her business
"I think it would really help with the walkability of downtown and for festivals -- they could stay more without just passing through," said Wakefield.
She just hopes if the county fronts the money, the investors will get to work quickly.
Miller Heath, one of the developers for the project, says they're waiting for the city's approval on the parking and infrastructure projects before he figure out how long it's going to take to finish the project.
Heath did confirm plans for Hyatt Place to move into the hotel space.
Morrison adds before they can borrow the money the school board and the UDA's board also needs to vote before they accept the bonds.