Possibility of Little RIver Canyon Hotel being studied

A hotel could possibly be in the future at Little River Canyon.   The Jacksonville State University board of trustees Monday Entered into an agreement with a developer for  possible construction of a 100-room hotel at Little River Canyon. The agreement states that for 90 days JSU will “not solicit, initiate or encourage submissions of proposals or offers from any person, entity or group,” other than New Start Community Development, LLC. to build a 100-room hotel at property JSU owns at Little River Canyon.  The company is exploring the possibility of building a hotel on university property there, where the university also owns a conference center with office space that is shared with the National Park Service.  The developer was the only company that showed an interest in building a hotel when the university submitted a request for proposals for the project. At the end of the three-month freeze, JSU will have the option to review any proposal the company submits and will not have to accept it.