Ball Ground is negotiating the acquisition of two, additional, 50-acre tracts of permanent green space for the city inventory, City Clerk Karen Jordan reported in a recent issue of the “Around Town News” electronic newsletter.
Attorneys are working on the contracts, and the city will learn at the end of January if it has been awarded a $100,000 grant to assist in the purchases. “We have applied for a special green space low-interest loan as well,” Jordan said.
“Both properties border beautiful streams and both will have nature trails installed, but no other development. Survey work will begin in January on one of the parcels, and we are very determined to close at least one of these deals in 2019.”
“Mayor (Rick) Roberts and the Ball Ground City Council have identified the acquisition of additional green space and parkland as a top priority for the city. They have identified this goal in the Comprehensive Plan, the Capital Improvement Plan, the Livable Centers Initiative, and the Parks Master Plan.”
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