The Great Park Connection- Join Us

The Great Park Connection- Join Us

Started
June 14, 2019
Petition to
Blackhall Studios and 2 others
Signatures: 89Next Goal: 100
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Why this petition matters

Started by Patricia Culp

For one and a half years, land planners and professional service agencies have been analyzing the ecological benefits of the land exchange between Blackhall Studios and DeKalb County. It's clear that the benefits of this exchange are good for the county and its citizens. Unfortunately, much misinformation is in circulation and needs to be clarified. It is extremely important that we band together in support of the land exchange between Blackhall Studios and DeKalb County Parks and Recreation. This is what it will mean to our citizens:

  • A new, larger public park
  • A park with newly upgraded amenities such as picnic tables, security cameras, a picnic shelter, and new boardwalks along Intrenchment Creek
  • Signage on boardwalks and nature trails
    New trailheads offering additional opportunities for hiking and mountain biking
  • 1,000-foot setbacks protecting Intrenchment Creek from any new development
  • An increase in parkland area by 7.5 acres
  • A land value to DeKalb County of $515,000 greater than the land value received by Blackhall, according to a professional appraisal
  • Blackhall Studios will be nestled behind a 40-foot required setback in the developed area
  • Cleared land area within both parcels - Intrenchment Creek Park and Blackhall Studios property on Bouldercrest Road - is almost the same size
  • The number of significant trees, as inventoried by a qualified arborist, on the land DeKalb will receive is far greater than those on the Intrenchment Creek Park parcel by a ratio 12 to 1
  • Over 1,500 feet of new liner trails
  • Pedestrian crossing on Bouldercrest Road
  • Numerous economic benefits for community and county

These are but a few of the facts you should know. Learn more by clicking on our website at www.TheGreatParkConnection.org

Please seek your own education and join us in this extremely important movement to improve our neighborhoods.

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