CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Residents are praising Mecklenburg County commissioners for funding 13 new park and greenway projects.
The projects include an 87-acre park in Mint Hill on Well Road.
Also, there will be a new park near Highland Creek off Eastfield Drive and an expansion of Druid Hills Park in west Charlotte.
“That is amazing,” resident Natalya Stanley said. “There are not too many places that care about where their children play anymore.”
Residents said they are thankful the county funded parks instead of a soccer stadium.
The new projects also include expansions of several greenways including Mallard Creek and Sugar Creek greenways.
Read more top trending stories on wsoctv.com:
- Police surveillance photos capture shooting in Food Lion parking lot
- County rejects funding MLS stadium, gifts Memorial Stadium to city
- Medical helicopter called after pedestrian hit by car in Newton
- VIDEO: Customers trash Chick-fil-A during argument
- Police charge homeowner who shot community 'menace'
- WATCH: Vicki Graf's Thursday forecast outlook