JANUARY 2020 • VOL. 11 — NO. 1
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The city plans in 2020 to refurbish decaying and neglected tennis courts as part of developing a neighborhood park where the former Waterford Swim and Racquet Club was located.
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Land the city intended to create park space a decade ago has been approved to be sold to a subsidiary of Emory Healthcare for $6.8 million. The money is expected to be used for future park capital projects. The City Council approved Dec. 9 selling
the office buildings at 4553 and 4555 North Shallowford Road to Summit Healthcare Group, a subsidiary of Emory Healthcare. Together the properties total approximately 5 acres. Northside Hospital submitted a $5.5 million bid to buy only the 4555 building that was rejected. “The money is going to be used for capital
The city gained a new 7-acre park with a recent purchase of the former Waterford Swim and Racquet Club. Plans are in the works to create a new trail network in the property to connect surrounding neighborhoods. The City Council voted Dec. 9 to buy 4565 Dellrose Drive and 2371 North Peachtree Way for $125,000. The two properties are adjacent to each other and include a mostly wooded area, a portion of a pond, old tennis courts and an empty swimming pool. The city purchased the property from the nonprofit Waterford Neighborhood Association, which is the same entity as the swim and racquet club under a new name. “This is a great opportunity not only for the neighborhood, but the
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