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The story of the Southpointe plant-nappers

By Rick Shrum business Writer rshrum@observer-Reporter.Com 1 min read
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The story of the Southpointe plant-nappers

{child_byline}By Rick Shrum

Business writer

rshrum@observer-reporter.com

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The first tenant had yet to sign on when Southpointe started to become the economic driver so many had hoped.

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“Landscaping was being done at the south end, and all these bushes were being stolen,” said Kerry Fox, community development director of Washington County Redevelopment Authority.

Officials were determined to catch the culprit(s), so they set up cameras in the vicinity of the previously pilfered shrubbery. They caught the evildoers who, upon initial glance, did not appear so evil.

“They were two little old ladies in (a Chevrolet El Camino),” Fox said. “They were stealing them and selling them, dozens of shrubs.”

The two thieves, in reality, became the first business operators in the park.

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