About a dozen senior citizens lobbied for a park near their Acworth condo complex Monday night at a Cobb County government meeting.
A citizens advisory committee that will recommend which land to buy with the county's $40 million bond issue listened to the group and a half-dozen other people lobby for various tracts.
Jerry Conroy, president of the Rose Arbor Condominium Association, walks with a cane, and he said senior citizens support a park north of Mars Hill Road and Mars Hill Church Road. "We would appreciate a park as opposed to a gas station or a tire store," Conroy said.
A retired Delta pilot spoke in favor of the 13 acres he's selling on Acworth Due West Road. Charles Lowry said he would donate 1.5 acres to the county and give a 10 percent discount on the assessed price if the land were used for a park.
He does not want to sell to a developer who will "mow down the trees," Lowry said. "I'd hate to see that."
The advisory committee plans to meet again on July 6.
— MARY LOU PICKEL
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