I will get to wander the beautiful heart of our Central Park again tomorrow and Sunday morning with videographers. If we can save it for our children and grandchildren, this beautiful property can be a showcase for visitors and homefolk for generations. It will, in fact, be a much greater economic boon for our comunity as a park than it could ever be, in my opinion, as just another typical strip mall.
What are your dreams for this place?
Short term -- next two or three years,
maybe? Privately financed through individuals, civic clubs, hunting/fishing groups, Scout projects, grants, & donations.
• Trails, trails, trails, around and through from Jackson Hill to Ridge Ferry
• Boardwalks into the wetland
• Wildlife observation platforms, just above water level, but also elevated ones.
• Restored "Duck Pond" with manicured margins, flower beds, picnic tables and a gazebo in its center.
• small drive with environmentally friendly small parking areas near the tracks, and near the "Duck Pond".
• picnic area near the tracks
• camping area near the tracks & creek
• meandering nature trail to encircle the property -- with numbered bollards keyed to small guidebook available at the ECO Center.
Longest term for the present Public Works area --
• Arts Center?
• A planetarium to serve Floyd County & Rome City schools
• A history center to integrate the efforts of the history museum/ Chieftains and other local history efforts.
From Save Rome's Central Park:
If you want to walk around the Burwell Creek property, you can enter it from any side, but one of the popular options is to go the same route as is shown in our "Tour of Burwell Creek Natural Area" photo album in the Photos > Albums section of this page. You can walk under the Riverside Pkwy bridge that's over Burwell Creek to get to the property. You can park in the parking lot that is connected to the shopping center that includes Las Palmas. The parking lot section is the one closest to Ridge Ferry Park and is next to Burwell Creek. Follow the creek toward the Riverside Pkwy bridge. You'll walk into some tall grasses right before you go under the bridge - look for the trail through the grasses. After you go under the bridge, you'll see the wetlands on the right, and on the left will be the trails and open spaces. ... Can anyone post below some other popular ways to enter the property?
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