Mall construction delayed

The beginning of construction for the Outlet Shops of the Mid-South, to be located at the intersection of I-55 and Church Road in Southaven is still happening, just not as soon as earlier reports indicated.

"We're waiting on drainage plans to be approved," said Southaven Mayor Darren Musselwhite late last week. "A goal for the project to start in December is still possible, but it is still about 3-6 weeks away."

Josh Poeg, an official for Poeg Shopping Centers, the Memphis-based company building the project, also recently said the project was not close to a start-up date.

Once construction begins on the Outlet Shops of the Mid-South, Musselwhite said completion of the mall project's first phase should take about a year.

Both comments from the Southaven mayor and the mall developer contradict earlier reports the mall project was close to beginning.

Poeg Shopping Centers has developed what they term as "lifestyle centers" in several states across the country, which it terms as having an open-air design, contrary to indoor shopping malls, that offer shopping, restaurant and entertainment venues.

The company, founded in 1984, manages the Carriage Crossing shopping center in Collierville, Tenn. and developed the Shops at Saddle Creek in Germantown, Tenn.

According to the company website, Poeg is also developing another property in Memphis which they identified as Highland Row.

When it opens, the first phase completion for the Outlet Shops of the Mid-South will include approximately 90 upscale stores, three restaurants and a hotel at the northeast corner of the I-55/Church Road intersection.

Approximately $34 million of the $114 million price tag for the mall will come from the Mississippi Tourism Rebate Program of the Mississippi Development Authority. The remainder of the funds come from private money through the creation of the mall area as a Public Improvement District.

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