Imagine a park nearly as big

as Atlanta's Piedmont Park in Fayette County.

Well, you may not have to imagine

much longer, as the Fayette County Commission signed off last week on

the Kenwood Park master plan.

The 175-acre park is located

off Kenwood Road and Ga. Highway 279, and would bring much-needed recreational

opportunities to residents in the northern part of the county.

"This will be one of our

crown jewels," said Commission Chairman Greg Dunn.

The master plan was developed

During his presentation, West

told the county how the site contained different types of topography,

from rock areas to meadows and wetlands.

Included in the park would

be:

- Four baseball fields.

- Four softball fields.

- Two soccer fields.

- One multipurpose field

and a running track.

- Eight tennis courts

and four basketball courts.

"This has been a long

time coming, and we were able to purchase this land through the state's

greenspace program," Dunn added.

County recreation director

Anita Godbee said the county has $537,000 in this year's budget to

help clear the land, and said her department is busy crunching numbers

to determine the final cost of the park.

"The park will be built

in phases through money from the county's capital improvement plan,"

she said.

The County Commission thanked

West for his work, and added that he was a county resident.

"I think you have a better

idea of what we were looking for," said Dunn.

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