Alexander Park start approved

Lawrenceville, Ga., April 15, 2008) – The initial phase of development of a new park off Scenic Highway near Sugarloaf Parkway in Lawrenceville was approved by the Gwinnett Board of Commissioners today. 

   The 91-acre Alexander Park will initially include a plaza area, horseshoe courts, picnic shelter, playground, open space play area, a disc golf course, outdoor classroom, small lake with a picnic shelter and fishing piers, a gazebo overlook, 1.5-mile multi-purpose trail and a one-mile soft surface trail loop along with other park amenities. 

   The 18-hole disc golf course will be the County's second, similar to one at Lenora Park in southern Gwinnett that has been extremely popular for many years.

   Gwinnett County purchased the land in 2002 from the estate of J. T. Alexander, a former Gwinnett County Extension Agent, and named the park in honor of the Alexander family. "We’re very grateful to the Alexander family for working with us to preserve this land along Scenic Highway in Lawrenceville for a public park," said Community Services Director Phil Hoskins.

   The construction contract went to CMES, Inc. for $3.77 million. The park development will be funded through the 2005 Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) program for parks and recreation.