Civil Municipal Magazine Aug 2023

57 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 8 Infrastructure Improvements and Innovation. In a partnership with Cobb County, the City of Powder Springs, and the City of Austell a project is underway to develop a multipurpose sidewalk, connecting downtown Austell to the Silver Comet Trail in Powder Springs. Weaver remarks, “We see that as being a catalytic type of project. It is going to spur additional development in and around that trail, as people want to be able to get out and bike, walk, or jog downtown or to connect to the trail.” The city is also working to take advantage of the opportunities represented by Sweetwater Creek, which Weaver maintains is more like a river. “We’re one of the few city locations that actually has a creek that runs through the whole city,” he boasts. “You can put a boat in the water- you can fish, you can kayak.” Austell is considering all possibilities, including adding a boat launch that will allow people to go in at one location and disembark in AUSTELL , GEORGIA WWW.SEKISUI-SPR.COM