City Of Roswell: Call For Public Comment

Press release from the City of Roswell:

05/28/2021 12:00 PM

The City of Roswell invites members of the public to review and provide feedback on a draft of the Environmental Assessment for the Park Fitness Loop Trail and Adventure Path project proposed along a tract of the river frontage that was previously occupied by the Ace Sand Company. The 30-day public comment period begins at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, June 2, 2021, and continues through Tuesday, July 6, 2021. Draft copies of the May 2021 Environmental Assessment will be available on the City of Roswell’s website at www.RoswellGov.com/Grants. Comments may be submitted to grants@roswellgov.com.

The City has applied for a Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) grant (administered by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources) to construct the Fitness Loop Trail and Adventure Path. The Environmental Assessment and this public comment period are critical parts of the grant requirements.

The Ace Sand tract is approximately 22.7 acres in size and is bounded by Riverside Road to the north, St. Andrew Catholic Church to the west, and Don White Memorial Park to the east. The master plan implementation on the property has been phased based on available funding. The first phase is the design and construction of a Fitness Loop Trail and Adventure Path on the eastern property boundary that connects to an existing trail system on the Don White Park property. The second phase is a Children’s Stormwater Garden in the center of the property, and a third phase of the master plan calls for a multi-use community building on the western portion of the site.

An Environmental Assessment reviews the existing environment and how the proposed project may affect the environment in the areas of land use, topography, fish and wildlife, vegetation, geology and soils, mineral resources, air and water quality, noise, water resources/hydrology, historic/archaeological/cultural resources, transportation access, and socio-economic characteristics.

An electronic copy of the draft Environmental Assessment (EA) is available for review on the City’s website at www.roswellgov.com/Grants. Hard copies of the draft Environmental Assessment will also be available for review at Roswell City Hall, 38 Hill Street, Suite 115, Roswell, GA 30075; the Roswell Public Library, 115 Norcross Street, Roswell, GA 30075; and the East Roswell Public Library, 2301 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell, GA 30076.

As an alternative to submitting comments via email to grants@roswellgov.com, members of the public may submit written comments by mail, or they may be delivered in person to the attention of the Grants Division at Roswell City Hall, 38 Hill Street, Suite 115, Roswell, GA 30075.

Any questions regarding the City of Roswell’s Environmental Assessment may be addressed to Danny Blitch, Grants Manager, at (770) 641-3727 or dblitch@roswellgov.com.

This press release was produced by the City of Roswell. The views expressed here are the author’s own.