Two weeks ago, the city of Atlanta and the BeltLine Partnership announced that the city has plans to acquire the active Bellwood Quarry on the west side of Atlanta as an early and major acquisition along the BeltLine. The quarry, in northwest Atlanta would become Atlanta’s newest and largest park. The new Westside Park will add over 300 acres of greenspace to Atlanta and will surround a reservoir, which the City of Atlanta will use as a drinking water reservoir that could hold up to 1.2 billion gallons of water.
The city of Atlanta plans to purchase the leasehold from Vulcan Materials Company and the underlying property from Fulton County. The Vulcan Materials Company lease runs through 2034 and allows the company to quarry the property. The Atlanta City Council approved the city’s purchase of the land and lease on January 17, 2006 by a unanimous vote. Legislation to approve the sale of the land to the city is still under review by the Fulton County Commission.
Source: BeltLine Partnership
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