County buys land along Yellow River | Gwinnett Daily Post

Gwinnett county commissioners agreed Tuesday to purchase 140.4 acres adjacent to the existing 566-acre Yellow River Park on Juhan Road.

The land was sold by The Conservation Fund, a nonprofit that works to protect land for future generations. According to a news release, the 2009 SPLOST program will fund the $100,000 purchase.

Located in southern Gwinnett between the Yellow River and a future park site on Centerville Highway, the land was dedicated for public park purposes in the last will and testament of Ms. Martha J. Johnson. The mostly forested land contains a portion of Centerville Creek and has 2,400 feet of Yellow River frontage.

“Gwinnett County appreciates the opportunity to partner with the Conservation Fund, and we are committed to the permanent protection of this land,” Commission Chairwoman Charlotte Nash said.

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