Citizens across the Wiregrass are wondering when and if the Country Crossing project will begin.

Building a large vacation-entertainment destination is not something done overnight. But, it can develop gradually month after month, and that’s how Ronnie Gilley plans on introducing County Crossing to southeast Alabama.

Ronnie Gilley, owner of Ronnie Gilley Properties said, "All part of the first phase of the construction will be the Midway Theme Park, the Amphitheater, the Musical Fairgrounds, which will hold about four festivals a year."

The Tracy Lawrence Bar-B-Q and Opera House is expected to be the first entity of phase one.

Next to come is the George Jones' Restaurant.

"Possum Holler is an upscale dinner theater,” Gilley adds. “It'll take a little longer to build, but it’s coming."

And, so is an RV park designed with the baby boomer generation in mind.

"We're going to build an upscale RV park with 500 slots on it and we'll go up from there," Gilley said.

If you want to leave the RV at home, you can stay at the Hawaiian Pearl, which Gilley says, "That'll be the first resort hotel. We're very excited about it. That will have an indoor water park attached to the hotel; [along with a] three star, conference room."

Other lodging accommodations are expected to be phased through in about three years.

Gilley says a charity bingo facility is expected to create a positive impact for Country Crossing and the county. "With its cost structure associated with this project, it’s going to be a vehicle, which delivers major commerce throughout Houston County in a very robust way that will afford us the opportunity to come in and put a resort destination park for families to vacate every year."

Because the project moved from Coffee to Houston County, a lot of alterations are being done to the original plans.

For instance, there may not be a water park coming into Country Crossing because of Dothan’s Water World facility.

The grand opening is expected to take place in July of 2009.