City reworking Temple Avenue park gazebo – Newnan Times-Herald

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Pernell Denson, Aaron Linder and Zachary Langley of M.L. Masonry work on the expansion project at the gazebo at Temple Avenue Park.

The small gazebo at Newnan's Temple Avenue Park, long a site for small weddings, is getting a major change.

Once the work is done, there will be a larger gazebo with a center aisle, and some built-in seating.

The existing base of the gazebo will be used as part of the expanded structure, said Mike Furbush, Newnan landscape architect. The new gazebo will be square and measure approximately 10 by 10 feet.

It will be able to serve as a space for various events and could even serve as an outdoor classroom.

The built-in seating will be wooden benches on concrete bases, with no backs. There will be permanent seating for about 30 to 40 people, Furbush said, and plenty of space to add chairs to expand the seating capacity.

Though the gazebo has been used for weddings over the years, it was never really set up very well for a wedding, Furbush said. Over the years, there were problems with erosion from the walkway that leads to the other section of the park, which caused flooding and mud in the area of the gazebo. There were also planting beds that obstructed entry to some parts of the gazebo.

Updating the area is something that has been discussed for a while. The work wont take long as long as there are enough stretches of dry weather to allow the work to be done.

A crew from M.L. Masonry of Villa Rica was out on the project Friday, with plans to pour concrete Saturday. The company did work on the Veterans plaza at the other end of the park, and the Greenville Street Park, as well as other projects around Newnan, according to Aaron Linder of M.L. Masonry.

Furbush said he expects the work to take six weeks at most. The project will cost less than $50,000, he said.

Once complete, the new pavilion and seating area can be reserved, just as other city pavilions are. There is no fee to use the area, but those reserving it do pay a $50 damage deposit.

Pavilions are reserved through the citys leisure services department. For more information call 770-253-2682, ext. 236 or email kmosley@cityofnewnan.org .

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