Forsyth County Commissioner Patrick Bell is holding a town hall meeting Monday, Jan. 11 at 6:30 p.m.to discuss the future of the Bethel Park.

The main topic will be the county's ongoing litigation with the Army Corps of Engineers and the YMCA.  The three groups are disputing will have the right to use and develop the park going forward.

The meeting will be held in the Commissioners Meeting Room (Suite 220) in the County Administration Building located at 110 E. Main Street in Cumming.

A local group called Save Bethel Park has been keen to keep the park in the county's hands. However, the Forsyth News says this might be the end of the road:

"Commissioner Patrick Bell wants to know if residents think Forsyth County should continue fighting for control of Bethel Park.

The lengthy legal battle will be the sole topic of a town hall meeting Monday night. Bell organized the session, which he said could be the last on the subject.

A federal court recently denied the county's request to stop development at the 62-acre park in northeastern Forsyth.

The Army Corps of Engineers has granted a lease to the YMCA of Metropolitan Atlanta, which plans to build a private camp and parking lot on two of the park's three peninsulas on Lake Lanier.

The county has until Jan. 23 to decide whether to appeal the court's decision, said Bell, who hopes a decision could come as early as Tuesday.

"We're getting to the point where we're going to lose any bargaining power that we have," he said."