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Forsyth breaks ground on new park

By Pat Fox
Oct 10, 2011

About two dozen people turned out Monday for groundbreaking at one of four new passive parks planned in Forsyth County.

The ceremony, held at the 63-acre Harrison Property Park, 2755 Caney Road, is the start of two weeks of activities observing the addition of nearly 300 acres of public greenspace. Land acquisition comes through a $100 million bond approved by voters in 2008.

Other groundbreakings will be at: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Echols Road Property Park, 2205 Echols Road; 2 p.m. Monday at Old Atlanta Park, 810 Nichols Road; and 2 p.m. Oct. 19 at McClure Property Park off Old Atlanta Road.

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