Johns Creek Completes Quail Hollow Land Purchase

JOHNS CREEK, GA -- The city of Johns Creek has finalized the land purchase for 58 acres at Quail Hollow, land it will set aside to be used for future park space. The final price tag is $8.9 million; the Trust for Public Land contributed $1 million toward the cost of the purchase, the city added.

“I am very excited about this land purchase and the increased recreational and open space opportunity it provides to our residents,” said Mayor Mike Bodker. “The City Council was eager to continue efforts to address Johns Creek’s growing park needs and was able to do so with this valuable piece of property at a reasonable price.”

The Quail Hollow land will be combined with the adjacent 133-acre Cauley Creek property, which was purchased in 2016, to form the largest city park in Johns Creek. Both properties are strategically located along the Chattahoochee River near the Abbotts Bridge Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (SIGN UP: Get Patch's Daily Newsletter and Real Time News Alerts. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app).

Johns Creek will determine how the land will be used through a public process. The purchase of the 58 acres also allows the city to revisit the Cauley Creek Park land to also come up with a master plan that would incorporate both parcels.

The Quail Hollow purchase is mostly wooded and lends itself to a mostly passive purpose, which allows the city to address additional community needs and to preserve greenspace. The purchase also gives Johns Creek the opportunity plan for a multi-use trail system along the river.

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With this latest land purchase, which now makes six park land acquisitions (five of which have been acquired in the past two years), Johns Creek has increased its available park land to more than 400 acres.

The acquisition aligns with the Recreation and Parks Strategic Plan, which was approved by the City Council in 2015. The plan was developed following a five-month process that included extensive community outreach and input from over 1,500 individuals through interviews, surveys, community meetings, and social media interactions.

The community identified acquisition of additional park land; expansion of recreational facilities; connectivity between parks and activity centers; and planning for a city-wide recreational greenway/trail system among other pressing needs.

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