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Pavilion open at Briarlake Forest Park

For a limited time, these tees and sweatshirts are available for sale, with all sales benefiting the park. The link is bonfire.com/briarlake-forest-park-2. (Courtesy of DeKalb County)

Credit: DeKalb County

Credit: DeKalb County

For a limited time, these tees and sweatshirts are available for sale, with all sales benefiting the park. The link is bonfire.com/briarlake-forest-park-2. (Courtesy of DeKalb County)
By Carolyn Cunningham – For the AJC
Jan 10, 2023

An upgraded Briarlake Forest Park is now open, including a new large pavilion at 3330 Briarlake Road, Decatur.

A total of $544,733 was allocated to complete the park improvements, according to a DeKalb County statement.

Contributions were provided in part through Park Pride’s Community Building Grant that was supported by The Home Depot Foundation, Commissioner Jeff Rader, Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson, Friends of Briarlake Forest Park and the Parks Department to complete the pavilion.

Learn more at bit.ly/3voK0N4, facebook.com/FoBriarlakeForestPark or BriarlakeForestPark.com.

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