The city of Forest Acres has received a Municipal Achievement Award in the 10,001 to 20,000 population category from the Municipal Association of South Carolina for its Gills Creek Memorial Park.
With only limited land available for parks in the mostly developed 5 square miles of Forest Acres, the city transformed a half-acre of condemned and flood-prone property along Gills Creek into a vibrant memorial park.
Catalyzed by the destruction experienced in the October 2015 floods, the project involved numerous steps, requiring Forest Acres to negotiate with multiple property owners in order to gain development consent and land donations…