Gwinnett County officials announced work is set to begin on in southern Gwinnett. Vines is in unincorporated Gwinnett in the Loganville and Grayson area.
Officials said the project will replace the existing pavilion with a new one located closer to the lake, replace the existing trail around the lake and add a new lake overlook. Also, crews will remove the old wooden structures and bridges that existed on the original residential property when the land was donated to the County in 1990. These structures have presented maintenance issues over the years and have been closed off to the public for safety reasons.
“We are using new materials that are expected to reduce future maintenance costs for the trails and structures while keeping the lakeside experience visitors expect to find at Vines Park," Community Services Director Phil Hoskins said in a press release. "We also will improve access from the parking lot to the trail.”
Gwinnett County signed a 20-year lease agreement in 1997 allowing Georgia Fine Restaurants, Inc., to operate Vines Mansion on the park property. The rehabilitation project does not include any upgrades to the Mansion.
The Board of Commissioners has awarded the $1.07 million project to low bidder Rescom of Georgia, LLC, using funds from the 2005 SPLOST sales tax program.
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