Gwinnett commissioners on Tuesday, Oct. 20, agreed to use 2014 SPLOST funds to pay for a $1.68 million contract with low bidder Kevin Price General Contractors Inc. for renovation of the oldest gymnasium in the county.

The Best Friend Park gym, built in the mid-1970s, will receive a new roof, wood flooring and ceilings, along with renovated office space, locker rooms, restrooms and entry, as well as improved drainage, landscaping and handicapped parking.

The 43-acre Best Friend Park, at 6224 Jimmy Carter Boulevard in Norcross, also has outdoor pools, 17 lighted tennis courts, indoor badminton courts, outdoor basketball courts, baseball/softball fields, a pavilion and grill, a playground and a three-quarter mile paved, multipurpose trail. Gwinnett recreation staff offers summer day camps, year-round basketball play, general recreation and facility rentals at the park.

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The renovation of Jekyll Island's Great Dunes golf course includes nine holes designed by Walter Travis in the 1920s for the members of the Jekyll Island Club. Several holes that were part of the original layout where located along the beach and were bulldozed in the 1950s.(Photo by Austin Kaseman)

Credit: Photo by Austin Kaseman