If SPLOST 2016 PASSES, funding is included for this BEAUTIFUL LAND to become a park for NE Cobb which is sorely lacking in Passive Parks.
Formed in 2009, Friends of Mabry Park is a non-profit volunteer organization working with the local community, public officials and experts to support the development of Mabry Park, a passive park land located near the corner of Sandy Plains Road and Wesley Chapel Road.
WHY IS COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SUPPORT NEEDED?
The bond money only provides for the purchase of the green space land, not its development.
Private financial contributions demonstrate clearly to the county that the community is engaged in and committed to developing Mabry Park. This promotes the cause for additional public funding support from the county and other public sources.
PARKS BOND INITIATIVE
In November, 2006, Cobb voters approved a referendum asking the county to issue $40 million in bonds for the purchase new park land without increasing the debt millage rate. During the nomination phase that followed, a citizen advisory committee evaluated a number of submitted tracts and presented their list of properties to the Cobb County Board of Commissioners for final selection.
THE LAND
As part of this initiative, Cobb County acquired the Mabry Park property from Ed and Sue Mabry Harris. The Mabry family's roots run deep in this part of Cobb County. And the Mabry Farm is unique, having received the Centennial Farm Award in recognition of it being a working farm run by the Mabry family for over 100 years.
"Our mission is to raise funds to create Mabry Park; a park for current and future generations to connect with nature, history, and the community."
