County Approves Purchase of Simpsonwood Property

Gwinnett County commissioners have approved the purchase of the Simpsonwood Conference Center and Retreat property in Peachtree Corners.

The Gwinnett Daily Post reported the Board of Commissioners approved $14 million for purchase of the property, and authorized Board Chair Charlotte Nash to work out the deal with the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church, which owns the property.

The conference decided last month to empower its Board of Trustees to complete the sale, and to preserve a chapel, chimney and artifacts located on the property.

It is unclear what the county’s use might be with the 227 acres.

Check out these Patch stories on Simpsonwood:

• North Georgia UMC Conference Makes Decision on Simpsonwood
• Report: Methodist Conference Votes to Close Down Simpsonwood
• Simpsonwood Property Could Become a County Park
• Meeting on Simpsonwood Property Sale Draws Large Crowd
• Fate of Simpsonwood Retreat Now in Methodists Hands
• When Simpsonwood is gone, it’s gone forever
• Simpsonwood Retreat Property Up For Sale
• Update on Simpsonwood Retreat & Conference Property Sale
• Simpsonwood Property Sale: A Case of Broken Trust?
• Simpsonwood, a Pristine Oasis in Peachtree Corners
• Concerns for Simpsonwood Conservancy