ALFRED B. MACLAY GARDENS STATE PARK TO HOST PUBLIC MEETING

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ALFRED B. MACLAY GARDENS STATE PARK TO HOST PUBLIC MEETING

~The public is invited to share input on the land management plan ~

TALLAHASSEE - The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Florida Park Service is hosting a public meeting and presentation of the update to the management plan for Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park in Tallahassee. The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday, Aug.19 at the Chiles High School Cafeteria, 7200 Lawton Chiles Lane, Tallahassee.

The presentation will propose updates to the management plan, which will include

  • A new trailhead near the park entrance
  • A paved shared-use trail from the park entrance to the Lake Overstreet Trailhead
  • A new fishing dock on Lake Hall
  • A new visitor center and wedding garden area near the entrance to the gardens
  • Expanded interpretation uses for the historic structures in the Maclay House complex
  • Relocation of the Lake Overstreet Trailhead closer to the site of the old Gillam House
  • Conversion of a former employee residence to an interpretative area to tell the story of the tenant farmers who worked this land.

A copy of the agenda can be obtained by visiting the Department's calendar of public meetings.

The public meeting will take place:

7:00 p.m. Aug. 19

Chiles High School Cafeteria

7200 Lawton Chiles Lane

Tallahassee