The Greenville City Council unanimously approved the purchase of 184 acres of riverfront property to expand its Wildwood Park development during its Monday Council meeting.
The land, purchased for $617,000, is located on the west side of Northeast Greenville Boulevard at its intersection with Old Pactolus Road.
When combined with the 163 acres of riverfront property east of the highway that was purchased a year ago, the city will have 340 acres of river and lakefront property.
The new property will allow the city to connect River Park North with Wildwood Park using a series of primitive trails that, on a round trip basis, will total more than 10 miles, Assistant City Manager Michael Cowin said.