Next Phase of Briarwood Park Improvements Begins Monday

The latest set of volunteer-driven improvements to Briarwood Park is set to begin on Monday at 4 pm, as construction begins on the park's so-called Forest Patio.

The project is designed to renovate the old playground area of Briarwood Park.

The new playground area has been relocated to the upper portion of the park next to Briarwood Road. The space resulting from the old playground removal allows for a landscaping project, which will be known as the Forest Patio.

The project includes a walkway down to the river bridge bordered by landscape, repainting and reroofing the picnic area and staining the river bridge.

The mission of the project is to utilize landscape plants from razed home renovations or new construction. An irrigation system will follow the water meter installation by Dekalb County. All donated landscape plants will remain temporarily in the nursery area while plans are made for their placement around the park.

Chad Boles, president of the Friends of Briarwood Park, said volunteers and materials are needed each day beginning Monday, as plans call for work on the project every day from 4 pm until sunset, until the project is completed.

Construction services and landscape plants are being donated by K&H Homes, Greenpoint Contracting, Wood Partners Alta Apartments and Buckhaven Construction.

Brookhaven United Methodist Church is also involved in an ancillary project taking place at the same time. Its focus is the family sidewalk along Briarwood Way as part of their Bless Brookhaven Initiative.

The remaining list of materials needed includes:

• 15 gallons of Olympic Deck Wash
• Hand held sprayer
• 20 gallons of Cabot Australian Oil (Cedar Color)
• 30 -  8’X6”X6” landscape timbers
• Truckload of river rock
• Irrigation System
• Bobcat and Loader equipment
• Large project mulch tiller
• New roof for picnic area
• Donor homes providing landscape plants
• Labor

Total project cost from donations and proceeds is estimated to range between $15,000-20,000 which includes the water meter cost required by Dekalb County.

See Also:

Patch's Complete Coverage of the Briarwood Rec Center Renovation