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Roswell begins $5 million-plus infrastructure work at Founders Park; staff say reforestation will follow
Summary
City of Roswell staff described construction at Mimosa Hall as part of a Founders Park plan that will add parking, stormwater improvements, walking paths and a special-events facility; about 4.5–5 acres are being disturbed now and will be replanted with native species and 12 new trees after work is complete.
A staff member, identified in the transcript only as “Staff member,” said construction has begun at Mimosa Hall as part of a City of Roswell Founders Park project that brings "just over $5,000,000" in infrastructure work to a 24-acre downtown park plan.
"The vision for Founders Park is connecting 24 acres of parkland in our historic downtown Roswell," the staff member said, adding that the current phase focuses on parking, stormwater infrastructure and walking paths and includes a new special-event facility.
The project will disturb roughly 4½ to 5 acres of the overall 24-acre site, the staff member said. Construction has required selective tree removal and…
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