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Michael D. Chason Director of Public Relations ABAC 30 -- 2802 Moore Highway Tifton, GA 31793-2601 Phone 229-391-5055 Fax 229-391-5056 mchason@abac.edu

IMMEDIATE OCTOBER 23, 2006

ABAC LAKESIDE GROUNDBREAKING OCTOBER 23

TIFTON—A “moving of the earth” dynamite explosion at 11 a.m. on Oct. 23 will pave the way for a brand new $16.9 freshman housing complex at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.

Titled ABAC Lakeside, the complex will feature suites with single and double occupancy rooms for 489 ABAC freshmen during the 2007 fall term. The ABAC Foundation will lease 8.78 acres on the north shore of Lake Baldwin for the project, which will be funded by selling bonds.

Featured speakers at the groundbreaking are Ruth Raines, Chair of the Board of Trustees for the ABAC Foundation; Charles Perry, President of Ambling University Development Group; Dr. Gail Dillard, Interim Vice President for Student and Enrollment Services; and ABAC President David Bridges.

The ABAC Lakeside suites will have a bedroom, bathroom, and a kitchenette with microwave, refrigerator, and sink. Rent is $330 per person per month for doubles and $385 per person per month for doubles. The rent includes all utilities, wireless internet, and cable television access. All leases will be for 10 months.

Parking spaces for 474 vehicles will also be a part of the project, which is located directly across Lake Baldwin from ABAC Place, an 835-bed complex which opened in 2004 and has been completely filled ever since.

ABAC Lakeside will be the first housing at the college devoted entirely to freshmen. Residents will combine residential and academic life with workshops on time management, relationships, and other transitional issues

Ambling University Development Group is the developer on the project.

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