Leaders in Buchanan say the city is experiencing growth and is on the tipping point of a boom. Buchanan Community Development Director Rich Murphy says the construction of one new home was completed earlier this summer, and just this week his office approved four new building permits for new homes to be built within Buchanan city limits totaling more than $1 million in investment. Murphy also cites three new commercial starts this month that are set to open near downtown Buchanan. Many are in the marijuana industry. Buchanan Mayor Sean Denison says he believes the city is at a tipping point where “the market has awakened to opportunities here in a way that has not happened in a long time.” He points to a partnership between the city and the Andrews University School of Architecture that is seeking to plan for the development of the downtown as another positive.
