Austin Celebrates Georgian Acres Neighborhood Park Development

AUSTIN, TX — A groundbreaking ceremony celebrating the development of Georgian Acres Neighborhood Park is scheduled this Saturday.

Officials from City Council District 4, Austin Parks and Recreation Department (PARD), Austin Parks Foundation (APF) and the Georgian Acres Neighborhood Association will gather for a groundbreaking ceremony on Sept. 21 marking the occasion.

A 5-acre park in the Georgian Acres Neighborhood, the park’s development began in 2016 through a partnership between the city and community leaders. The park will help fill the area’s recreation gap by providing community members with a decomposed granite loop trail, a large picnic shelter with family-sized grills, playground equipment, bike racks, benches, and a basketball court.

Austin City Council District 4 and the Georgian Acres Neighborhood Association led a large part of the community engagement process for the development of the Georgian Acres Neighborhood Park Plan. APF acquired a grant from the Dell Foundation to support the project.

For more information on the park’s development, visit austintexas.gov/georgianacrespark.

WHAT: Georgian Acres Neighborhood Park Groundbreaking Ceremony

SCHEDULED TO ATTEND:

• District 4 Austin City Council member Greg Casar.
• PARD Director Kimberly McNeeley.
• Austin Parks Foundation CEO Colin Wallis.
• Daniela Núñez of the Georgian Acres Neighborhood Association, who last year was named Austin Parks Foundation’s Volunteer of the Year.

When: Sept. 21 at 10 a.m.
Where: Georgian Acres Neighborhood Park, 500 E. Powell Lane, Austin, TX 78753