The Sandy Springs City Council has agreed to pay an additional $15,000 for a strip of land connecting Crooked Creek Park to a National Park Service parcel along the Chattahoochee River.
Earlier this year, the council approved paying $39,500 for the 1.95-acre tract, mostly flood plain land, at 3100 River Exchange Drive behind the Retreat at River Park apartments. This is to give the city access to the Holcomb Bridge Unit of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area.
“However, the seller shortly thereafter discovered and informed the city there would be an additional $15,000 in closing costs related mostly to lender approval charges from the bank which holds a security deed on the property,” Michael Perry, director of recreation and parks, said in a memo to the council.
The city plans to build a pedestrian trail connecting the two open space parcels. The seller also has asked that a fence be installed as a security measure for its residents.
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