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Oconee County outlines Heritage Park upgrades and large Dawson Park gym plan; SPLOST continuation planned for 2026
Summary
County officials outlined planned improvements at Heritage Park, engineering work at Wendell and Betty Dawson Park that could include an approximately 100,000‑square‑foot gym for eight full courts, and said the county will ask voters to continue SPLOST in May 2026.
County officials described multiple park projects under design or procurement and told residents the county plans to ask voters to continue its Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) in May 2026.
At Heritage Park, county staff said value‑engineering is underway with planned improvements that include an arena and footing upgrades, additional water sources, fencing, trail improvements and investigation of separated bike and horse trails. Officials said additions will include parking and public restrooms and that those capital improvements will be paid from the county capital fund.
The county said the Maccone Veteran Park tennis project is SPLOST 21 funded and currently on bid; staff held a pre‑bid meeting and extended the schedule to allow time to…
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