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Wind Creek Fall Festival set Saturday By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
For almost ten years, Wind Creek State Park has been hosting campers for a fall festival. And for ten years, it has grown. “We all joke that it keeps getting bigger and bigger,” Park Manager Gerad Martin said.” If you would have told me 10 years ago that it would be this big, I would have
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laughed at you.” Martin says the park’s staff and volunteers are the reason for the success. “Without staff and volunteers this would never have been successful,” Martin said. “Not one person can take all the credit for it. It has always been a group effort.” Martin recalls that first year with the hayride. See WIND CREEK • Page 3
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The staff at Wind Creek State Park welcomes campers for their annual fall festival with festive decorations and fun themes throughout the campgrounds.
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Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley signed a Drought Emergency Declaration Wednesday due to extremely dry conditions. The declaration, often referred to as a “No Burn Order,” prohibits all outdoor burning for 46 counties in north and central Alabama. The order is effective as of 3 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 12. “The current drought condition in our state is posing a serious threat for wildfires,” Bentley said. “The continued lack of rain combined with low relative humidity and strong winds are putting several counties at a very high risk. This declaration is meant to prevent unnecessary burning, reducing the chance of avoidable fires.” The No Burn Order affects the following counties which have been upgraded from the previously-issued Fire Alert: Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Colbert, Coosa, Cullman, Dallas, DeKalb, Elmore, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hale, Jackson, Jefferson, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lee, Limestone, Lowndes, Macon, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Montgomery, Morgan, Perry, Pickens, Randolph, Russell, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, and Winston. Additionally, the Alabama Forestry Commission (AFC) has issued a Fire Alert for the remaining counties in See NO BURN • Page 5
From small issues like signs that are the wrong size or placed improperly, to issues with public restrooms and sidewalks, the cost to comply with upcoming ADA mandates is staggering for small towns.
Alexander City is not unlike other similar-sized cities in that it has some work to be done to comply with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reuben Prater, serving as an advisor to the City of Alexander City in its compliance efforts, estimates that the city will spend hundreds of thousands of dollars in the next decade or so to achieve full compliance. The ADA prohibits unjustified discrimination based on disability, requires covered employers to provide reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities and imposes accessibility requirements on public accommodations. Those requirements for public and employee accommodations are farreaching, covering public restrooms, sidewalks, access to public buildings, parking, seating in public facilities (such as See COMPLIANCE • Page 3
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By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
Mac McCutcheon, speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives, will be the speaker at the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce’s fall quarterly luncheon on Tuesday, Oct. 25, at noon in the Multimedia Room of the Betty Carol Graham Technology Center on the Central Alabama Community College Campus. “We are excited to have Speaker McCutcheon to visit with us,” said Ed Collari, president and chief executive officer of the Alexander City Chamber
An important matter is on the ballot Nov. 8 when voters head to the polls. Yes, voters will decide between Trump and Clinton, but voters in Alabama will also vote yes or no on Amendment 2. Wind Creek State Park Manager Gerad Martin hopes voters will vote yes on Amendment 2. “We are very excited about the vote,” Martin said. “Amendment 2 will insure the money that the See AMENDMENT 2 • Page 5
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Motorists traveling around Wind Creek State Park get a gentle reminder of how to vote on Amendment 2 as signs posted give the message.
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