Polk appproves water shortage plan for new water department, page 6
Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 83 / No. 196
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Tuesday, November 9, 2010
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County receives award for 20/20 vision plan by Leah Justice
Polk County was recently honored with a Marvin Collins Outstanding Planning Award by the North Carolina Chapter of the American Planning Association (NCAPA) Awards Committee.
The award was given for Polk County’s 20/20 vision plan, the county’s comprehensive plan which was adopted in March. The award was presented at the North Carolina Annual Planning Conference Awards
luncheon on Sept. 30 in New Bern. Isothermal Planning and Development Commission (IPDC) officials recognized Polk County for the award at the Polk County Board of Commissioners meeting last week. “I commend you for the
excellent work you’ve done on this document,” said IPDC Executive Director Jim Edwards. “You’re certainly worthy of this award. And we’ve spread the news that Polk County knows (Continued on page 4)
Front row: Katharine Smith (visioning committee), Angé High (Polk County Planning Department), Maryneal Jones (visioning committee), Lisa Krolack (planning board) and Josh King (IPDC). Second row: Cindy Walker (Polk County commissioner), Evangelina Barber (visioning committee), Jim Edwards (IPDC), David Moore (visioning committee) and Tom Pack (visioning committee). Back rows: Warren Watson (Polk commissioner), Tommy Melton (Polk commissioner), Cathy Ruth (Polk County Planner), Ray Gasperson (Polk County commissioner), Renée McDermott (Polk commissioner). (photo by Leah Justice)
Cochran dies
Former Polk commissioner Sue Cochran died Sunday. She was also chair of the Polk County Democrats. See. p. 8.
Here’s a list of meetings and events for area nonprofit community and governmental organizations:
Today
Polk County Mobile Recycling Unit, Tuesdays, Ozone Drive and Hwy 176, Saluda, 7 a.m. to noon. Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, We Care (Continued on page 2)
Columbus to plant trees on Hwy. 108 thanks to PCCF grant The Town of Columbus, in cooperation with the Polk “This section of 108 is the most traveled County Appearance Commis- road into Polk County and into sion, was recently awarded a Columbus…. These gateway trees will grant of $10,000 from the Polk County Community Founda- greatly enhance this important entry.” -- Joe Cooper, appearance commission chair. tion. The foundation made this grant available through its unrestricted grants fund. first phase of the Polk County Gateway The funds will go toward a Gateway Tree Project. The project's goal is to Improvement Project within the Town of Columbus. This project represents the (Continued on page 3)
Serving Polk County and Upper Spartanburg and Greenville Counties