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Hoschton council splits on Mulberry Park: proceed now to keep grant or wait for land‑plan input
Summary
Council members debated whether to accept a $2.43M bid for Mulberry Park or delay for the city land‑planner to finish stakeholder work. Key tradeoffs: preserve a $500,000 grant and existing impact‑fee commitments versus redesign, safety concerns and long‑term master‑plan alignment.
Hoschton City Council spent an extended portion of its meeting debating whether to proceed now with a $2,433,927 bid for Mulberry Park (153 Mulberry St.) or delay for further planning.
Mayor (Speaker 1) and several councilmembers noted the city's original budget for the park was $750,000 and that a $500,000 grant had been expected to bring available funding to roughly $1.2 million. The lowest bid reported at the meeting exceeded that figure by roughly $1.2–1.3 million, prompting members to weigh immediate acceptance to preserve the grant against pausing to let the Atlanta land‑planner and 18 stakeholders finalize a master plan.
Those urging immediate action cautioned that delaying could risk the $500,000 grant and require refunding impact fees used to acquire the property. Councilmember (Speaker 4) said the project has already…
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