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NORTH FULTON EXTRA, JULY 16, 1981 3 1LJ Roswell Gets $100,000 Grant for Park With the $100,000 grant and Fonts' donation, Roswell will only pay $3,484 an acre or S5.6 cents for every dollar, White saidli 4 is 1 White and Johnson agree it is well worth it because Roswell needs another park, especially one that is east of Ga; 400. The only existing park east of Ga. 400 Terramont park, which is Just 2 White tald'Wifr? By BAR3ARA LAKER yean ago. Tie search wasn't an easy one, White RtPOltrt PvltM CXTKA Vf7i.V).',:;.--T'.i,'-;, jjf Said. i-Sli, I AtCKtVf V-Uv i Roswell has redeved a 9100,090 federal grant i We looked at 90 different sites," said Bill to help purchase a 28-acre tract on Touts Road Johnson, director of the parks and recreation de-that is expected to be one of the city's largest, r.

partment The parks and recreation department parks, second only to the Roswell area park on first looked at one piece of property off of Old Woodstock Road. 1 Alabama Road, but much of the property was on The city purchased the property in January at I a flood plain, he said. The owner of the property; a cost of $200,000 without the grant money In then decided to put a subdivision on part of the All yon have to do is look at popuiauoa pro- Wtlnn 'V Jnfinenn mM "Tn 1QQA th nrnUv4 nana oecause we property wwner gave uw cny vpwgr auu wtuuucw uw mw uwu uis wuKk: deadline of Jan. SI. In addition, the project had i So the search continued.

They had their eye 43,000. In 1893, they project 85,000 people, That's been approved by the state Department of Natu on other properties oil of Old Alabama Road, but i Just a few years down the road," Johnson said, ral Resources, and the dty was awaiting the the price tags were astronomical ran asv "There's no way existing facilities will take go-ahead from the federal Historic Conservation much $40,000 an acre," Johnson said. care cf population," Johnson said. The city ttmnalsitoit 1980; they found the Foots Roadfebcurrectiy.has 23,000 people and to capac- itv in some snoru acuviues." -a as For every 3.C00 people, the city needs an ad Iditional atnletle field, he said. need an addi-f ttonal athletic field the future, White when completed, the para will prouaoiy nave propeny wnicn is just; outsiae ute aty limits 01 athletic fields, tennis courts, Jogging trails and ft RoswelL To White.

and Johnson, this not a picnitf pool is a possibility, cording to coiincilman pon White. White said he is planning to ask for assistance -White said he doesnt know how mucb the cityii from Fulton County in building the park on Fonts will snend oh the develooment of the park. "Right i Road. "This would be one advantage of beins out 4m agreed now. we reauT oon mow wnai win oe in ue -s-ri nae ise atv.

woue saiiLi laen no reason para," white said. i winnHr mnnnt mesA mhnM far recreational aertt.tl 4i 1 Included in this fiscal year's budeet Is 112.000 I Jcesta irtbcr'jnunidpalitie rflfct county helped us with the Roswell area nark was lir an nnlnrorTMrated area rhen wa If bought jt Wow It's in the center of town," he By DATAnA LAXCH Interview four, appli- to hire a consultant to set up a development plah for the Construction will hot begin before the completion of this fiscal year; which ends June, 1982, White sald' tyt It will probably be done In If may have an eight to 10-year build out before it's (ln ally completeoV he MmSXh The city had purchased the 73-acre tract in 19B8V: ft caots within the next aThe Fwts Road property was appraised at Roswell officials are two $9,600 an acre. The owner, Paul W. Fonts, con- still searching for a With former Zoning LriDiiLgti aniau lub cilv pv aeiiing tw btiidhit a tiw- gnnmg unminin. Roswell officials started searching lor a park site, which they limited to eastf GM00, so Summer PICTURE TABtillijpWf Why send your film out of town Get Local 6-hr Film immmni -C1ILOIU72E Developing in Kosweli tor ypui; CONVENIENCE SUPPLIES REPAIRS I 4 fit COPIES; Dnve-Thru Window ii REASONABLE PRICES wmm- Mm BV- 1.

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