Key Takeaways
- Roswell is demolishing five unsafe structures at Leita Thompson Memorial Park and Bowen/Highway 92 to reduce community hazards.
- The $238,315 project addresses safety risks like vandalism, rodent infestations, and environmental dangers such as asbestos and lead paint.
- Prime Contractors is performing the demolitions on properties deemed beyond repair, including a storm-damaged house and an abandoned cabin.
- Funding comes from insurance reimbursement and Parks Capital Improvement Project Maintenance funds, not new tax dollars.
Roswell has begun demolishing five deteriorating structures at Leita Thompson Memorial Park and the Bowen/Highway 92 property, removing what officials call “hazards to the community.”
Why It Matters: The $238,315 project eliminates safety risks in one of Roswell’s most visited parks while addressing structures that have become magnets for vandalism, rodent infestations, and pose environmental hazards including asbestos and lead paint.
What’s Happening: Prime Contractors is handling the demolition of five structures that city officials deemed beyond repair:
- A storm-damaged brick house and garage at Leita Thompson
- An abandoned, pest-infested cabin at Leita Thompson
- A repeatedly vandalized “Yellow House” on Highway 92
- A brick house containing asbestos and lead paint on the Bowen property
- A heavily damaged, irreparable trailer on the Bowen property
“These properties have become hazards to the community and must be removed to protect the health, safety, and quality of life of our residents,” said Mayor Kurt Wilson.
Between the Lines: The project, approved by Mayor and Council in June, is being funded through insurance reimbursement and Parks Capital Improvement Project Maintenance funds, not new tax dollars.
The Sources: City of Roswell.
B.T. Clark
B.T. Clark is an award-winning journalist and the Publisher of The Georgia Sun. He has 25 years of experience in journalism and served as Managing Editor of Neighbor Newspapers in metro Atlanta for 15 years and Digital Director at Times-Journal Inc. for 8 years. His work has appeared in several newspapers throughout the state including Neighbor Newspapers, The Cherokee Tribune and The Marietta Daily Journal. He is a Georgia native and a fifth-generation Georgian.
