Stockbridge is offering to give Henry County $100,000 to make needed improvements to keep a popular park in the city open.
In a letter to the county, Stockbridge Mayor Anthony Ford said the contribution is meant to bring Cochran Park up to standard for athletic play next spring. The county and city have been at loggerheads over plans to turn Cochran, which is used by several Stockbridge youth baseball teams, into a passive park because of consistent flooding from busted pipes.
The county argues the park is not safe in its present state, while Stockbridge leaders complain the greenspace can be used if Henry invests in improvements.
“It is imperative that the park be restored to allow children to continue to enjoy the numerous benefits of sportsmanship, camaraderie, and athletic competition,” Stockbridge City Manager Randy Knighton said in a release.
Stockbridge and the county have discussed the possibility of the city buying the park, but city leaders said they would not have enough time to come to an agreement before the spring baseball season.
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