New city park coming to southwest Dothan
January 17th, 2008 - Categories: Dothan area information, Just for Fun
By: Judy Spears
Broker Associate, CRS, ABR, GRI, CNHS
http://www.judyspears.com
After a lot of discussion and community input over the past several weeks, the Dothan City Commission voted yesterday to purchase about 87 acres near Campbellton Highway and Taylor Road for a new city recreation facility. The need for a new facility for this area of Dothan came about because the current facility, Doug Tew Recreation Center, has been outgrown and has no room to expand.
While public support has been heavily in favor of this project, there has been some that have questioned why this is such an urgent matter when there are plenty of other projects that would be considered a higher priority. The simple truth is that the value of land in Dothan is not coming down, and it is getting harder to find parcels of this size that are easily accessible and have a layout that will support all the components of the proposed park. All things considered, this is a win-win situation for the city and its residents.
More discussion will be held in the coming weeks as the commission plans out the development of the park. Once completed, the park will include baseball, softball, and soccer fields, a senior citizen center, two lakes with picnic areas, a nature walk, and a proposed dog park.
Click on the picture below for a full size map of the proposed park.
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