Sugar Hill to buy land along Chattahoochee River

The Sugar Hill City Council agreed Monday to purchase approximately 71 acres near the Chattahoochee from The Trust for Public Land for $1.5 million. About 41 acres will be put into conservation for use as nature trails, bike trails, environmental education and other non-intensive uses. The remaining 30 acres will be kept for later development plans, including a house on top of the ridge.

“Adding this strategic 71 acres to our park system will provide residents a jump-start on the development of the city’s Sugar Loop Greenway. Our intent is to partner with Gwinnett County, Suwanee, Duluth, The Trust for Public Land, the National Park Service and others to connect Gary Pirkle Park and the City’s golf course to protected land up and down the Chattahoochee River,” said Mayor Steve Edwards.