AMPC July 2017 Update

AMPC 2017 July Update

Atlanta Memorial Park Conservancy's mission is to restore, enhance, and preserve Atlanta Memorial Park, making it a beautiful, connected, and sustainable urban green space for the enjoyment of all.

Update on the Multi-Use Trail around Bobby Jones Golf Course

On July 11, 2017, the PATH Foundation presented their trail project to the community to complete the multi-use path around the Bobby Jones Golf Course. The meeting focused on the section of the new trail where trees were marked with an orange "X".

Prior to the meeting, the PATH Foundation met with concerned citizens including those from the board of the AMPC and the Peachtree Battle Alliance. After listening to those concerns, the PATH Foundation presented an alternative (option B) to the original plan proposed (option A) at the meeting on July 11. After a lengthy discussion on the pros and cons of each option, a vote was taken with the group favoring option A by a vote of 31-2. For details on both options, click here.

The AMPC appreciates the PATH Foundation and the neighbors who attended the presentation so that an open and candid conversation of both options could be discussed. If you were not able to attend and would like to view PATH's slide presentation from that evening, please click here.

Sewer Cleaning and Inspection Begins

at Atlanta Memorial Park

The Atlanta Memorial Park Technical Advisory Group (AMPTAG) is pleased to share the following press release from the Department of Watershed Management (DWM).

ATLANTA – The Department of Watershed Management will conduct inspections and clean Peachtree Creek sewers at Atlanta Memorial Park starting today (July 20). Crews will perform sewer maintenance by removing debris that may impact sewer capacity.

“We have made a commitment to nearby residents to address the flooding plaguing this area,” says Commissioner Kishia L. Powell. “This work is the first step to ensure the sustainability of the sewer infrastructure within Peachtree Creek and develop long-term solutions.”

During the first phase, crews will inspect and clean twin 72-inch diameter trunk relief sewers that are located within the park. In the second phase, crews will inspect and clean a 90-inch diameter sewer extending from Northside Drive to Howell Mill Road. All work is expected to be complete by the end of September.

The project should not impact the park, which will remain open to the public.

The AMPTAG-DWM Collaborative began in 2016 when the Office of the Mayor asked the Atlanta Memorial Park Conservancy to assemble a group of concerned citizens to discuss the sewer spills and flooding in the park.

Since that time, the AMPTAG has been meeting nearly quarterly with the DWM with the common goal to eliminate wet weather overflow within and near Memorial Park, as well as the Peachtree Creek sewer basin and to protect water quality in Peachtree Creek. To learn more about the ongoing collaboration, click here. To learn more about other projects underway, planned and proposed for Memorial Park, click here.

The Atlanta Memorial Park Conservancy and Atlanta Memorial Park Technical Advisory Group thank the Department of Watershed Management team for listening to neighbors' concerns and for their tireless efforts to address the issues in the park and throughout the Peachtree Creek sewer basin.