of recreation fields for softball, baseball, tennis, and soccer. This phase involves approximately of property. In June 2004, the Bluffs Parkway opened off Riverstone Boulevard. This parkway, funded by an $8 million grant from the Georgia Department of Transportation, bisects the Bluffs at Technology Park, owned by Technology Park/Atlanta. It will be home to 15,000 high-tech jobs when built out in 10 years. The technology park includes a satellite campus of Chattahoochee Technical College, which opened in the fall of 2011. The federal Hickory Log Creek Dam project, north of the city center, was approved by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The construction and ownership of the Hickory Log Creek Raw Water Reservoir will be shared by the Cobb County / Marietta Water Authority and the City of Canton on a 75% and 25% respective basis; it was completed in December 2007. This water source will provide of water per day and will be bordered by of park land with picnic and other public areas. In 2009, Canton opened the newly renovated Canton Marketplace. It features a Super Target as well as a Kohl's, Lowe's, Best Buy, Dick's Sporting Goods, Starbucks and more. With the rapid increase in population, restaurants and shopping centers have had a rise in business. Education Education in Canton is run by the Cherokee County government and the Georgia state government. Cherokee County School District The Cherokee County School District serves grades pre-school to grade twelve, with 23 elementary schools, seven middle schools, and six high schools. As of 2010, the district had 1,766 full-time teachers and over 28,434 students. Schools in Cherokee County include: Elementary schools Arnold Mill Elementary School Avery Elementary School Ball Ground Elementary School Bascomb Elementary School Boston Elementary School Canton Elementary School (Closed May 2018) Carmel Elementary School Clark Creek Elementary School Clayton Elementary School Free Home Elementary School Hasty Elementary School Hickory Flat Elementary School Holly Spring Elementary School Johnston Elementary School Knox Elementary School Liberty Elementary School Little River Elementary School Macedonia Elementary School Mountain Road Elementary School Oak Grove Elementary School R.M. Moore Elementary School Sixes Elementary School Woodstock Elementary School Middle schools Creekland Middle School Dean Rusk Middle School Freedom Middle School- Next to Liberty Elementary School on Bells Ferry Road Teasley Middle School- Woodstock Middle School Mill Creek Middle School E.T. Booth Middle School High schools Cherokee High School Etowah High School Creekview High School