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- A community-led campaign has succeeded in securing $3 million to convert a locked, city-owned forest in southwest Atlanta into an accessible public park.
- The project involves developing trails, fishing areas, and birdwatching facilities across the 26-acre site including Mount Gilead Lake.
- Community organizers, including teacher Renette Scott, advocated for years to change the land's status from protected but inaccessible to an open public resource.
- Formal development plans aim to address local needs for greenspace while maintaining the area's natural features.
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- Future development and maintenance of the Falling Water Park trails and facilities
- Impact of the park's opening on the local economy and community development
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Renette Scott
teacher at Therrell High School
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“This is a jewel that we don't know exists”
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…and city officials to push for the development of the land. The effort eventually grew into a community group called Friends of Falling Water Park, which worked for years to bring the forest back into public use. “ This is a jewel that we don't know exists ,” Scott said. Years of community organising The campaign involved meetings, surveys and other activities aimed at building support for the park project. Community members living near the property also became involved…
“This whole area is a desert. We're in a desert economically, a desert with our green space, a desert with our housing. But I think the key to it is how we not only develop it but how we make it sustainable”
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…a part of Georgia,” she said. For Scott, the proposed park is part of a wider effort to address the needs of the surrounding community. She pointed to challenges involving the local economy, greenspace and housing. “ This whole area is a desert. We're in a desert economically, a desert with our green space, a desert with our housing. But I think the key to it is how we not only develop it but how we make it sustainable ,” Scott said.…
Deborah Hall
community organiser
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“We had meetings, we did surveys, we had all kinds of activities”
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…organising The campaign involved meetings, surveys and other activities aimed at building support for the park project. Community members living near the property also became involved in efforts to develop the land. “ We had meetings, we did surveys, we had all kinds of activities ,” said Deborah Hall, a community organiser involved in the project who lives right outside the park. The campaign involved meetings, surveys and other activities aimed at building support for the park project. After…
“If it's more formalized, then some of the overgrowth that we see that's not natural to the area will be removed so that we'll have a beautification with what is naturally a part of Georgia”
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…project is also expected to change how the land around the park is maintained. Hall said formal development could help remove overgrowth that is not natural to the area while keeping the landscape's natural features. “ If it's more formalized, then some of the overgrowth that we see that's not natural to the area will be removed so that we'll have a beautification with what is naturally a part of Georgia ,” she said. For Scott, the proposed park is part of a wider effort to address the needs of the surrounding community. She pointed to challenges involving the local economy, greenspace and housing. “This whole area is a…
Dexter Clemons
member of Friends of Falling Water Park
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“But to have a fishing area cove over the water where people can come and just relax, of course probably shaded overhead, the trails coming through, there's just so much.”
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…and other outdoor activities. Dexter Clemons, a member of Friends of Falling Water Park, said the property could offer several opportunities for visitors. “There are many species that we can put there,” Clemons said. “ But to have a fishing area cove over the water where people can come and just relax, of course probably shaded overhead, the trails coming through, there's just so much. ” The plans would provide trails through the property and a boardwalk where visitors could fish and watch birds. The project is also expected to change how the land around the park is maintained. Hall said formal…
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