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A healthy, outdoor lifestyle is a major reason people choose to live in Peachtree City and we want our parks, nature areas and recreation offerings to be the gold standard, built to last for generations.
During a live-streamed, two day government retreat at the Town of Trilith held Feb. 10-11, Peachtree City leaders advanced the first slate of projects from the newly-adopted Recreation Master Plan–the guiding document for the future of our parks and recreation programs and facilities.
The Recreation Master Plan is a planning document only, with seven major initiatives and dozens of project proposals identified, intended to be completed in phases. How we move forward will be based on citizen input, city council prioritization, and funding.
This month, we selected the first several projects: a pickleball facility at Meade Park, restrooms at Drake Field, a veterans plaza and restrooms at Kelly Drive park, and a multipurpose cricket/soccer field at the Braelinn Recreation Complex.
I am thrilled that we are responding to the enthusiastic voices of more than 2,400 citizens who took the public input survey, plus many others who have come and spoken at council meetings and reached out to me personally.
We have heard from pickleball players who experience the frustration of waiting in lines for a court to open up so they can start a game; of the need for restrooms from those attending the great community events at Drake Field; and to my surprise, we’ve learned that the English game of cricket is growing in popularity here in Peachtree City (brilliant!).
Respecting every taxpayer dollar and creating dual purpose wherever feasible is a longstanding goal of mine. For example, the template for Braelinn allows a cricket field with a permanent pitch to be overlaid on existing space but can also accommodate 2-4 soccer fields.
We will be adding a splash pad in Peachtree City in response to years of requests. Construction of the new, free-of-charge splash pad at Pebblepocket Park is on the near horizon, with council appropriating the necessary funding in the FY2025 budget. It pleases me to know young families will have this ideal setting to cool off, without user fees, as we simultaneously enhance an existing park that once housed a public pool. Also discussed during our retreat was a new roof for the Kedron Fieldhouse and robust maintenance throughout the city.
As mayor, I strongly urge residents to review the Recreation Master Plan on our website. All of our budget planning meetings as well as our citizen advisory group meetings are open to the public. We will be relying on the new recreation advisory group and our sports associations as well as our everyday citizens for continuous feedback on what projects to prioritize as we move forward.
You can view the concepts for these projects and more athttps://issuu.com/peachtreecityga/docs/peachtree_city_recreation_master_plan_-_2025
