New Park Opens in Forsyth County

CUMMING, GA — Forsyth County has a new community park to call its own.

Matt Community Park at Settingdown Creek officially opened Friday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

The 180-acre park is located at 6555 Wallace Tatum Rd.

The first phase of the park includes four synthetic-turf fields, a playground, concession and restroom buildings and a parks maintenance facility.

It is anticipated that about one mile of natural-surface walking trails will be added at the park by spring 2017.

"We are sincerely grateful to our citizens of Forsyth County for making this great new park a reality,
through their approval of the Parks, Recreation and Green Space Bond," said county commission
Chairman R.J. (Pete) Amos. "I would also like to thank the development community for the impact fee
funding that helped pay for construction of this new park."

The county acquired the property for the new park in December 2008. Construction began in July 2015. The property had previously been approved for the development of 399 new homes.

District 4 commissioner and commission vice chairwoman Cindy Jones Mills, whose district includes the new park, shared her excitement about the project.

"We have come so far from the tiny single ballfield at the old Matt school that I played on as a child to

this new park, with its athletic fields and state-of-the-art playground, and this is such an incredible addition to the Matt community," she said. "As someone who grew up here, I can tell you how great the need for park space in this part of the county has been and how much of an impact this new park will have on the community for generations to come."

Photos courtesy Forsyth County government