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Peachtree City releases draft Recreation Master Plan as residents press for trails, pickleball and cricket
Summary
Consultants presented a draft 10‑year Recreation Master Plan based on a 2,431‑response public survey that ranked trails and greenways first and showed strong interest in pickleball and cricket; council asked for revisions and a revised draft with cost estimates before adoption.
Consultants contracted by Peachtree City walked the City Council through a draft Recreation Master Plan that frames parks, trails and sport‑facility investments for the next decade.
Kevin McCumber of consulting firm CPL told the council the public input effort produced 2,431 unique survey responses — about a 6% response rate of the city’s population — and that the team applied demographic weighting before producing recommendations. “Trails and greenways” were the top request, the consultants said; in active facilities, pickleball scored highly and cricket emerged as an unexpectedly strong write‑in preference.
The draft lays out an inventory, a gap analysis and prioritized recommendations. Consultants proposed expanding the city’s greenway and trail system; building a tournament‑level pickleball complex at the Jim Mead Fields site with up to 24 courts, parking, seating and a pavilion; creating a multi‑use sports complex and indoor recreation center; and using cricket overlays on soccer fields to allow multi‑sport use without dedicating large acreages.
Council members raised several design and operational questions during the presentation: whether some proposed pickleball courts at Mead would fall within a 500‑foot noise‑siting rule for nearby homes, where seating and concession buildings would be located, and how to maximize parking while protecting residential buffers. On Braylen (also spelled Braylon in materials) and Pebble Pocket sites, residents and councilors asked for more detail on parking, permanent restrooms, and sightlines for events. Consultant materials include conceptual layouts but staff said they will provide an updated draft with clearer legends and a supplemental cost estimate report.
Consultants said the project team will deliver a revised draft to staff within days and a near‑final draft within a week for council review. After council comment and any edits, staff and the consultants plan to include a final cost estimate in a supplemental report before scheduling formal adoption.
The council did not adopt the plan at the meeting; staff and CPL will return a revised draft for the council’s final review and a future adoption vote.
