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Hall County looks elsewhere for new park in Gainesville
Residents disappointed as cost estimates force county to seek new site
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The park planned near Harrison Square Apartments in Morningside Heights has fallen through after count unable to acquire property. Residents already upset this information hasn’t come to fruition sooner.
A park and community center planned in the area of the Harrison Square public housing complex and Morningside Heights neighborhood in Gainesville has been scrapped after costs for developing the property escalated beyond initial estimates. Hall County officials said they are currently exploring another location nearby, but it faces its own set of obstacles to development. Commissioner Jeff Stowe, who serves the district, said he remains committed to establishing a public park in the historic African-American neighborhood.