New Playground for Dacula's Maple Creek Park

The Dacula community will soon be able to enjoy a new playground and other improvements at Maple Creek Park, thanks to the generosity of former Dacula Mayor Jimmy Wilbanks.

The redesigned playground will feature all new equipment and include a separate Tot Lot specially designed for younger toddlers. New grading and specialized playground turf will be added, providing improved accessibility for the area. The plan also includes a separate physical fitness area with exercise options designed for adults. A new four-foot-wide concrete sidewalk will be installed around the entire playground area to provide pedestrian connectivity from the existing sidewalk to the asphalt path. Additional sidewalk improvements will be made, and new landscape will be installed in the area.

Maple Creek Park improvements and beautification are being funded by an endowment fund created by former Dacula Mayor Jimmy Wilbanks, who served as an elected official for 17 years. Wilbanks, who was born and raised in Dacula, was first elected Mayor of Dacula in 1971 and served two terms. He was re-elected in 2002 and was serving his third consecutive term, when he passed away in 2019.

“The new playground and improvements at Maple Creek Park are very exciting and will be great addition for the community to enjoy for many years to come,” said Mayor Trey King. “The city is extremely grateful to Jimmy Wilbanks and his generosity that is making this project possible.”

Sealed bids for the Maple Creek Park New Playground Addition Project will be received by Dacula City Hall until 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 1, 2022. There will be a Pre-Bid Conference at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, at Dacula City Hall. All bidders are strongly encouraged to attend this conference. Dacula City Hall is located at 442 Harbins Road, Dacula, GA 30019.

For more information:
Brittni Nix
Director of Planning & Economic Development
City of Dacula
Phone: 770-963-7451
brittni.nix@daculaga.gov