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Residents urge commissioners not to swap Mulberry Rock Park land with school board; speakers say park was bought with SPLOST funds
Summary
Residents from Post 2 told commissioners they oppose a proposed swap that would take 52 acres from Mulberry Rock Park; speakers said the 60‑acre park was purchased with SPLOST and should remain intact for the community, and asked commissioners to represent local residents.
Speakers from the Mulberry Rock area told commissioners during the public‑comment portion of the May 11 meeting that they oppose a proposed land swap that would convey up to 52 acres of Mulberry Rock Park to the school board.
Todd Pownell told the board the park — which he said totals about 60 acres — was acquired using SPLOST dollars and that local residents do not want any portion removed. He said earlier planning included phased development for the park and that the community expected the entire park to remain available for future improvements.
Pownell said the school board has 10 acres under contract, which surprised him, and said the county should not take parkland that residents were given to serve that area. He asked commissioners to "leave the park the way it is" and to represent the citizens of Post 2 who, he said, do not have another nearby park.
The board acknowledged the public comments; the transcript records public concerns and requests for the county to retain park acreage. The excerpt does not show a formal agenda item or board action on a land swap at the meeting; speakers said they attended a recent community meeting and urged commissioners to respect the community's expectation that the park remain whole.
