Statesboro City Council voted Tuesday to commit nearly $1 million to a pair of Georgia Southern University projects that representatives believe will benefit the region. Following lengthy discussions in a morning meeting at City Hall, council agreed to purchase a vacant downtown building for the expansion of GSU City Campus/Entrepreneur Zone (E-Zone), and pledge $500,000 to help facilitate a nearly $7 million Shooting Sports Education Center at the university. City Campus/E-Zone The building — a long-abandoned Yard and Haus location on East Main Street — will be purchased from Farmers & Merchants Bank for $420,000.