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Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 85 / No. 111
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Monday, July 9, 2012
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Morris joins in Lake Lanier July 4th fun
Tryon business owners and others interested in the future of the town’s downtown will take part in a brainstorming session Monday, July 9 at 5 p.m. at the Tryon Depot. Andy Millard, who will facilitate the meeting, said business owners decided to organize the meeting in an effort to generate positive ideas and facilitate the connection of property owners with prospective tenants and/or buyers.
Here’s a list of upcoming meetings and events for area nonprofit community and governmental organizations:
Today
Polk County Mobile Recycling Unit, Mondays, Harmon Field/Tryon, 7 a.m. - noon. Saluda Center, Tuesdays, chair exercise, 9:30 a.m.; bridge, 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., with bridge discussion session at 12:45 p.m. 828-749-9245. For more activities, email saludacenter@hotmail.com or visit www.saluda.com. The Meeting Place Senior (Continued on page 2)
Jeff Carter (left), Pam McNeil, Hollie Swofford, Bill Crowell, Kathleen Carson and Lena Duncan join Morris for a ride on Lake Lanier during the annual boat parade Wednesday, July 4. See page 3 for another photo. (photo by Leah Justice)
Polk to vote on CooperRiis water line tonight by Leah Justice
Polk County commissioners are scheduled to decide tonight – Monday, July 9 – whether to run a water line to CooperRiis Healing Community in Mill Spring and, perhaps more importantly, whether the county will foot the full bill.
Commissioners will meet at 7 p.m. in the upstairs meeting room of the Womack building in Columbus. Last month, commissioners debated whether the county should pay an additional $27,000 to run the water line an extra 1,000 feet to the middle of the
CooperRiis property as the facility requested. During last month’s discussion, commissioners said the extra 1,000 feet was requested so CooperRiis would save on insurance, but CooperRiis Executive Director and President
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