Beltline Transforming Adair Park Dump Site Into Park Land

Workers have begun clearing two illegal dump sites in the Adair Park community to make way for five acres of greenspace that will complement the western end of Atlanta's Beltline. 

Atlanta Beltline Inc. spokesman Ethan Davidson said the project—which began Thursday and continues Friday and this weekend—will replace a swarth of industrial, barren land in the southwest side neighborhood with a green gathering place for residents.

"Come late spring you will probably see some grass coming out of the ground," Davidson said Friday.

The sites under remediation include land owned by Harmon Brothers at Allene Avenue and Woodrow Street and a nearby vacant lot. The work includes the removal of debris and an underground fuel tank  and, eventually, the grading and seeding of the lot. 

 Said Davidson, "The community can now look forward to taking ownership of (the land) and use it for recreation and relaxation."

Atlanta Beltline Inc., plans to transform 22 miles of train tracks into parks, transit, residential and commercial use. For more information about The Beltline, go to www.beltline.org.