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City of Newnan seeks school district partnership to extend Link trail past Newnan High School
Summary
City of Newnan staff presented a proposal to extend the Link trail through the Newnan High School area, including a proposed Section 13 alignment, parking adjustments and potential intergovernmental agreements; the board received the presentation and asked staff to review ownership and parking impacts.
City of Newnan officials presented a plan to extend the Link trail through the area adjacent to Newnan High School and asked the Coweta County Board of Education to consider partnering on design and right-of-way issues.
Haskell Craver, assistant city manager for Newnan, told the board the Link is a multi‑section community trail intended to "link or connect community centers, schools such as the Nixon Center, Newnan Crossing Elementary to Summergrove, to Ashley Park, to Downtown Newnan, to CJ Smith Park." He said the city’s master plan envisions 25.5 miles of Link trail across the community and that the City Council is now interested in adding a westward section the presentation labeled Section 13.
Craver described Section 13 as routing from the LaGrange Street/Boone intersection along Cougar Way by Newnan High School’s football stadium, crossing Sewell Road and connecting to Carl Miller Park and Spence Avenue to form a loop. The proposal would convert existing angled parking near the stadium to parallel parking and add a new off‑road parking facility on Sewell Road to replace some spaces. "We feel it appropriate to add those spaces back in a parking facility down here off the road," Craver said, adding that portions of the proposed alignment involve current school board property.
Board members asked clarifying questions about the proposed parking and right-of-way. Chairman Glover said the board would need packet information and noted neighborhood concerns about noise and lights following recent storm damage. Another board member said the current angled spaces have served as student parking and expressed concern about reducing parking availability.
Superintendent Dr. Horton told the board these discussions were preliminary and that staff and city representatives would identify property ownership and explore whether an intergovernmental agreement would be required. No formal action or commitment was taken during the meeting.
The city indicated it would provide detailed materials to district staff for further review and that future conversations would address design, ownership and any required agreements.
