Flat Rock park could cost roughly $1.5 million to build

I think the operative word here is "roughly." The park exploratory committee will be presenting its report to the village council at the Monday, February 4, council agenda meeting at 9:30 a.m., so plan to attend if you're interested in their findings.

From the Times-News:

Though the numbers are still in flux, members of a Flat Rock exploratory committee said Wednesday it could cost around $1.5 million to develop a new municipal park at the Highland Lake Golf Club. That’s in addition to whatever the land costs.

Capital improvements - including a proposed new entrance off North Highland Lake Road, a gazebo or pavilion, fountain, playground and picnic shelters – could be phased in over multiple years, committee members said, and potentially paid for with grant funds and private gifts....

Village officials have ordered an appraisal of the 67-acre golf course property now owned by Course Doctors Inc., but results aren’t yet available. The course is on the market for $1.3 million, but Henderson County optioned the property in 2011 for $1.1 million before abandoning plans for its own park and soccer complex there after citizens objected.

The ad hoc committee will present its final report to Flat Rock Village Council at 9:30 a.m. Feb. 4 at Village Hall. The committee was asked to consider the best use for the golf course and recommend how it might be developed into a dawn-to-dusk park with features most favored by citizens: open space, walking/biking trails, picnic areas, a playground and other passive features....

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