Other projects remaining on

the proposed list include a community center, the expansion of Kedron

Fieldhouse, improvements to Drake Field and refinancing of the Airport

Authority's existing debt.

Each project will be listed

separately on the ballot so voters can pick and choose if they wish.

The newly added playground

plans are for four locations: one at the Three Ponds area at Luther Glass

Park, one near the multi-purpose rink under construction at the Kedron

recreation complex and two at the baseball and soccer complex on Ga. Highway

74 South with one near the baseball fields and the other near the soccer

fields.

The picnic shelters would be

located near the city's BMX track and near the Glenloch recreation area.

At its last meeting, council

agreed to make a $2.6 million offer to purchase the Braelinn Baptist Church

campus off Robinson Road to use as the community center. The church has

27 classrooms and a multi-purpose space that can seat 600 people. The

recreation department plans to expand its program offerings with the new

space.

The $1.73 million expansion

of the Kedron recreation center would add a gymnasium and a multi-purpose

room. Leisure Services Director Randy Gaddo said the gym would be suitable

for a number of sports including basketball, volleyball and badminton.

The room would be used for exercise, gymnastics and martial arts classes,

Gaddo said.

The improvements to Drake Field

include the addition of a boathouse and dock, a walking trail, a special

golf cart crossing linking it to Picnic Park, interpretative signage and

an interpretative center on the lake. Those improvements would cost approximately

$700,000.

The refinancing of the Airport

Authority's existing debt would cost $1.62 million. The object of refinancing

the debt is to save money in the long run through lower interest rates.

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