Park Beginnings
Garry Steele, Park Committee Chair, met with Robert Stone of Stone Surveying Co. to get the ball rolling for the park plans. The first step was to get the property surveyed and to establish property lines. Mr. Stone was very helpful with explaining subjects like soil erosion, wetland restrictions and planting buffer areas along the property line. The knowledge he shared had an impact on decisions that were made in the overall layout of the park plans.
Once the surveyors were finished with their work and the overall park plans were drawn out, it was time to go before the Davie Co. Planning and Zoning Board to apply for a special use permit.
Once the surveyors were finished with their work and the overall park plans were drawn out, it was time to go before the Davie Co. Planning and Zoning Board to apply for a special use permit.
Andrew Meadwell, Zoning Director, explained the plans for the future Farmington Nature Park to the Davie Co. Zoning Board members. He told of the specific activities that
were planned for the park and the impact it would have on the community. 
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A portion of the meeting was left open to allow public response of the opening of the future park and there were several residents from the community who spoke in favor of the park and felt that the park would be a positive addition to Davie County. There was one opposition to the park, a neighboring couple who was apposed to having the park next door to them.
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On April 16, 2012, the zoning board unanimously approved
the construction and opening of the Farmington Nature Park.
On May 6, 2013, Davie County's Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Master Plan was released
and the Farmington Nature Park was mentioned.
View the Comprehensive Plan Below
the construction and opening of the Farmington Nature Park.
On May 6, 2013, Davie County's Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Master Plan was released
and the Farmington Nature Park was mentioned.
View the Comprehensive Plan Below
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Local volunteers pitched in to plant over 120 trees along the park's property line. Rick Bodenhammer and his father, Jim (right) came out and pre-dug holes while several of local residents came in to plant and water the new trees.
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Excitement was in the air as the first phase of the park plan began. Laura Mathis, Executive Director of the Farmington Community Center planted the first tree along the property line buffer. It was a Deodar Cedar tree donated from a couple in Lewisville, North Carolina.
This would be the first of several trees to be donated and planted by local residents, some have been planted in memory of friends and family members. 
This would be just the beginning of many projects to come where community volunteers come together with one goal in mind, to create a place that would touch the lives of many for years to come. Preserving the Past to Promote the Future.
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