Riverfront property sale will expand Sandy Springs park

Sandy Springs will sell three parcels along the Chattahoochee River for million than the purchasing price Provided by Sandy Springs The Sandy Springs City Council approved the million sale of approximately acres of North Island Ferry Road riverfront property to expand the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area Sandy Springs Recreation and Parks Director Brent Walker advised the city council at its Sept meeting that the National Park Facility is unable to buy land directly from a municipality The city will sell the land to the Trust for Population Land which will sell it to the park utility Sandy Springs bought the property using impact fee funds at North Island Ferry Road in March for Impact fee funds are collected from developers of new construction projects The funds are used to pay for the infrastructure required to advocacy that evolution Related stories Chattahoochee River groups ask for help as federal cuts loom Park conservancy starts trails work at Island Ford Two neighboring parcels were purchased in June for million The properties have approximately feet of Chattahoochee River frontage adjacent to the Island Ford Unit of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area The properties were purchased with impact fee funds to expand the city s green space organization increase access to the river and expand the footprint of the existing Chattanooga River National Recreation Area Island Ford unit Walker commented The parcels and adjacent properties separate the Island Ford unit s north and south sections City Council member John Paulson announced the city should to purchase the parcels to prevent private maturation A fourth parcel remains that the city wants to purchase but it is still occupied Chattanooga River National Recreation Area Superintendent Ann Honious approached the city to purchase the property for the National Park Amenity Walker commented the city has expedited the purchase because the National Park Arrangement s fiscal year ends September The park institution has the funds allocated in its budget so the city is trying to close on the land purchase before Oct to be sure those funds are available The post Riverfront property sale will expand Sandy Springs park appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta