Gary Pirkle Park
(6195 Austin Garner Road, Sugar Hill)

Friday, March 28, 2008

Mayor Gary Pirkle and the Sugar Hill City Council held a groundbreaking ceremony to start phase one of construction of what will become a 55 acre recreational facility for the citizens of Sugar Hill.  The park when completed will feature soccer fields, tennis courts, a putt-putt golf course, a snack bar/ clubhouse with a tennis pro-shop, and 2 miles of walking trails with several bridges over existing streams including a covered bridge.  Precision Planning Inc. created the engineering and construction plans, and a Sugar Hill general contractor, Charles Pruitt, has started grading the property.  Completion of the park is slated for spring of 2009.  The park is located on Austin Garner road and Suwanee Dam Road in western Sugar Hill. 

Photo: L – R  Sugar Hill Councilman Steve Edwards, Mayor Gary Pirkle, Councilman Marc Cohen, Councilwoman Susie Gajewski, contractor Charles Pruitt, Councilman Mike Sullivan, City Manager Bob Hail, Councilman Nick Thompson, Recreation Director Andy McQuagge, Reid Golden representing Precision Planning Inc.

The proposed layout of the 49-acre park on Austin Garner Road is now on display and available for your review inside City Hall. Or, for your convenience, we have added a link to our website. To view the rendering, click on the link below.

The park will include 35-acres for passive recreation (soccer, walking trails, picnic areas) and 14 acres for a sports complex (tennis, basketball, racquetball, classes, playground, exercise rooms, etc.).

Please visit our website regularly, as updates will be published as they are received.

Please be advised, the Gary Pirkle Park rendering provided below, is for informational purposes only. The rendering may not be an actual representation of the actual Park, and should not be taken as such. The Park is currently in the design phase and the plans may change over time.

Gary Pirkle Park Rendering - February 2010

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