Cherokee Gets 399 Acres for Parks Use

The County Commission has tentatively accepted a donation of 399 acres from the Scott Hudgens Foundation, which it use for parks and recreation space.

Cherokee County's greenspace will soon grow by nearly 400 acres. The Scott Hudgens Foundation has chosen to donate 399 acres of land along Highway 140 near the Cherokee County/Bartow County line to the county government.  The County Commission unanimously voted to accept the donation pending the county receives the proper documents and completes the title search.  The land sits adjacent to the county's Garland Mountain Horse and Hike Trails in the northwest corner of the county and has frontage along the state route. The county plans to use the land for active and/or passive parks and recreation.  Scott Hudgens, the late World War II veteran, is the same person who donated the land that's now houses the 775-acre Georgia National Cemetery …

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Report: More Than 2 Million People Visited Cherokee Parks Last Year

The 2012 Annual Report by the Cherokee Recreation and Parks Agency will be presented today to the Cherokee County Commission.

There were 2.2 million people who visited and participated in parks and recreation services offered by the Cherokee Recreation and Parks Agency between January and September 2012. That's according to a report that will be presented by the agency during the Cherokee County Commission's work session at 3 p.m. today at the county administration building in Canton. The report only covers the county's shortened budget calendar year for 2012, which spanned between January and September 2012. The county last year transitioned to a fiscal year system that will run between Oct. 1 and Sept. 30.  By comparison, the county had 1.9 million visits during the same nine month period in 2011.  Other highlights from the report include: See the attached .PDF…

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Baseball Fields on the Way for Canton

The Cherokee County Board of Commissioners approved contracts to build the Etowah River Park and five baseball fields at its Killian property.

A project to bring a passive park and baseball fields to the city of Canton can now finally proceed. The Cherokee County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved a contract with Georgia Development Partners LLC to construct the Etowah River Park for $3.38 million. It also approved a contract with W.E. Contracting to build the baseball fields adjacent to Kenney Askew Park for $3.1 million.  Both contracts were approved unanimously by four commissioners, but District 3 Commissioner Brian Poole abstained from the votes.  Both parks would be funded out of the city's portion of the county's $90 million parks bond voters approved in 2008.  Construction for both parks is expected to start in February and is expected to take a year to complete. …

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What Would You Improve in Cherokee County in 2013?

If you could make a New Year's resolution for Cherokee County what would it be?

What Would You Improve in Cherokee County in 2013?

If you could make a New Year's resolution for Cherokee County what would it be?

More than 45 percent of Americans make a resolution every year, according to statisticbrain.com. Some people vow to live a healthier lifestyle, others promise to spend more time with family, and many say they will try to save money. As millions of Americans make resolutions to improve their lives, what could we do right here in Cherokee County to make it an even better place to live? Some of you have advocated for more parks and recreation amenities in Cherokee while others have also worked to expand the county's offering when it comes to theatre and the arts.  Other residents have asked the county government and Cherokee municipalities to cut its spending, to improve the transportation network, for planners and leaders to consider the …

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