The Suwanee City Council unanimously approved the master plan for the city’s newest park, TownCenter West, at their September 27 meeting. Located on the approximately 25-acre site known as the DeLay Property, Town Center West will be situated behind the Suwanee library and PlayTown Suwanee on Suwanee Dam Road. The property was purchased in 2002 as an early acquisition of their community-driven comprehensive park and open space initiative. “The success of Town Center Park has exceeded all expectations,” said Suwanee Mayor Jimmy Burnette. “The park draws over 200,000 visitors annually to events, as well as regularly serving our 18,000 citizens. The new Town Center Park West will help ease the demand on the existing park and surrounding community.”
The park will feature a mixture of urban and rural environments, including:
- A roughly 900-foot, elevated signature bridge for pedestrian and bicycle use, spanning the entire park and crossing an approximately one-acre water feature.
- An open terrace plaza and lawn area at the peak of the park’s elevation that will include several small-scale micro-business sites serving park patrons.
- An extension of the existing Playtown Suwanee geared toward older children, expanding the age range of Playtown Suwanee without interfering with its existing success.
- Sandpit volleyball courts.
- An iconic public art piece.
