By Associated Press
Union City, TN – Architectural plans for the $100 million Discovery Park of America complex in Union City have been submitted to its board of directors. Allen Searcy Builder Contractor will seek bids from subcontractors in the next few weeks. The Union City Daily Messenger reports new work on the 50-acre site is to begin soon. The project is an educational, entertainment and tourism complex near the future Interstate 69 corridor. Officials have said it is to include a museum, outdoor gardens and convention space. The Robert E. and Jenny D. Kirkland Foundation of Union City is providing major funding for the project.