The Sandy Springs Conservancy handed over $20,000 in two checks to Mayor Rusty Paul in support of a trail segment and greenway improvements.
Alexandra Allen, chair of the conservancy’s development committee, gave the mayor a $10,000 check for segment 2E of the city’s Morgan Falls connector trail, which will be the next segment to be built.
The contribution was made possible by a donation from Northside Hospital. The city is in the pre-construction planning phase of the path project. It will connect Morgan Falls Overlook Park and Orkin Lake to Roswell Road.
Conservancy Board Chair Jack Misiura and Allen presented $10,000, made possible by a grant from The Bennett Thrasher Foundation, for restoration efforts and improvements to Abernathy Greenway Park South set to begin next year.
“The next contribution is in support of the Abernathy Greenway South improvements. It has had some water damage over the years and there is a plan to remedy that and re-beautify it with native plantings and fewer invasive species that may require a backhoe digger,” she said during the June 18 city council meeting.
The Bennett Thrasher Foundation assists charitable organizations to improve the Atlanta community. Each year, the foundation and Bennett Thrasher employees devote resources and time to give back to the community.
Misiura said the conservancy was excited about the start of the Morgan Falls trail and its imminent completion and opening of its first segment later this year.
“We’re pleased with the allocation for funding for Old Riverside Park and PATH 400 which will both be landmark recreational assets for our city,” he said.
The mayor said contributions by the conservancy to the community are among the dozens of projects done in the community with the assistance and often the sole responsibility of the conservancy through the years before Sandy Springs became a city.
“You’ve remained a faithful partner in heling us do the things like parks and trails and so on. And I think that I can speak without contradiction for the rest of the folks at this day as your contributions, your work your dedication to our community is greatly appreciated and we are thankful for what you’ve done,” Paul said.