Gwinnett Commissioners recently approved a $2.082 million contract with Tri Scapes Inc. for improvements at Graves Park in Norcross. The Phase Two plan calls for a new interactive fountain for kids’ play and a 1.2-mile unpaved loop trail with two wood bridges that connect to existing trails at the park. Amenities will also include a specially treated, soil-based soccer field, the first of its kind in Gwinnett’s park system, plus landscaping and irrigation in other parts of the park. The Community Development Block Grant program is contributing about $296,000 of the cost.
“These additions help fill out some of the activities offered at Graves Park,” said Commissioner Lynette Howard. “This is an area with a lot of diversity, and parks create opportunities for people from all over the world to come and relax and play together. Parks build community.”
A groundbreaking ceremony will be hosted at the site at 9:30 a.m. Aug. 14 at 1540 Graves Road in Norcross. The park improvements are expected to be complete by summer 2019.
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