02/14/2024
**BREAKING NEWS**
City of Roswell, Georgia Government Announces Plans to Buy Old Crabapple Middle School Property from Fulton County Schools for $6.5M.
February 13, 2024 - Roswell Area Park has long needed more entry/exit points, and perhaps space.
Exciting news, Roswell! The City is planning to enter into a contract with the Fulton County Schools to purchase the former Crabapple Middle School property at 10700 Crabapple Road in Roswell for $6.5 million. The site is just over 20 acres, already zoned for civic use, and directly borders Roswell Area Park, making it ideal for future expansion of the City’s parks and recreation programming.
The Fulton County Board of Education approved the sale at its Feb. 13 meeting. Roswell City Council will take a formal vote on the purchase at its regularly scheduled Mayor and City Council meeting on Monday, Feb. 26.
Roswell Mayor Kurt Wilson says the purchase of this property aligns with Roswell’s promise to create transformative public spaces and make tangible investments with taxpayer money. The purchase will be paid with bond funds that were overwhelmingly approved by voters in November 2022.
“We promised Roswell voters that we would use bond monies to invest in park acquisition, and that’s exactly what we are doing,” said Mayor Wilson. “With the purchase of this great property, Mayor and Council are moving forward with major initiatives that are going to vastly improve the City of Roswell and the quality of life for our residents.”
For the full story, visit: https://www.roswellgov.com/Home/Components/News/News/5993/17
