County Commissioner's Office

County Talk
By
Lamar Paris - Commissioner

Q. How successful was Butternut Creek Arts Festival this past weekend.?
A.  Almost too successful. It was the largest crowd ever and just about overwhelmed Meeks Park.  No one was prepared for the large numbers.  They had over 70 artisans booths located along cool Butternut Creek and several thousand in attendance. All parking lots were completely full.  The prices were reasonable and people were carrying out arm loads of arts and crafts.  We really appreciate High Country Artisans, Inc. for putting together this festival year after year. It is really an asset to our community.

Q. How was the first Saturday of the new “farmers market”?
A. It exceeded everyone’s expectations.  It is still early in the season, but the Brown Brothers Beans (Nate, Age 6 and RJ, Age 10) were the hit with their 6 bushels of half runner green beans they and their family picked (5 hrs) and sold out of by 8:30.  Corn and honey were other great hits.  All of the fresh vegetables sold out early in the morning and a whole pickup load of corn sold out a dozen ears at a time.  If you missed it this week, it will be held at the new Union County Courthouse every Saturday thru  September from 7:00 till 12:00.

If you have questions or need details call the Commissioner’s office at 706-439-6000.  Fresh, out of the garden, is what makes a farmers market so unique.  So if you have extra products from your garden and want to make some money and provide a service to others, come out next Saturday.

Q.  What kind of construction is going on along Hwy 515 W in front of the Methodist Church.
A.  This is a very good safety project that will expand the length of all central turning lanes and some decel lanes all along Hwy 515 in Union County. Every intersection will be improved over the next few months.  Yes, it will affect traffic some, but in the end, it will be worth the wait. We are especially excited that the west bound turn lane entering Meeks Park will be expanded. Currently, the turn lane can only hold about 5 vehicles and the new turn lane should be able to hold 20 vehicles.  There should also be some major changes at Kiutuestia Creek Rd (Also known as K Road and also known as Cow-gis-ki Cr. Rd.

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