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Meeting planned about Oak Road Neighborhood Park in Snellville

By Karen Huppertz
July 11, 2016

Snellville officials and park planners will conduct a a public meeting to discuss the continued planned development of Oak Road Neighborhood Park at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in City Hall, 2342 Oak Road.

Goodwyn, Mills and Cawood will be on hand to review the latest draft of the park design. Residents are encouraged to ask questions and give their input regarding the look and use of the park.

The park is a passive, neighborhood park with no public parking, designed to be used by residents of the surrounding neighborhoods.

Plans call for a picnic shelter/pavilion, a quarter-mile walking trail, a drinking fountain for people and dogs and a small landscaped green space near the shelter.

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