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Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 84 / No. 208
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Monday, November 28, 2011
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Polk to remove Stearns playground Rec board says playground is unsafe by Leah Justice
Hilary Giner-Sorolla of Tryon was a winner in the drama section of the 2011 Dream Quest short screenplay contest with her screenplay “Deadly Sinners.” Hilary’s first non-fiction book, “A Christian’s Treasury of Trees and Plants” became available in late July. “Clementina’s Daughter,” her novella, is to be distributed as an e-book in the near future.
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. Polk Central Elementary, will hold a Scholastic Book Fair Monday, Nov. 28 - Thursday, Dec. 1 during regular school hours. A special family event will be held Tuesday, Nov. 29, 4-6 p.m. Public invited. Saluda Center, Tuesdays, chair exercise, 9:30 a.m., bridge, (Continued on page 2)
With a slide that is boarded off because of the holes in it, the playground at Stearns Park has been deemed unsafe for children. The Polk County Board of Commissioners met Monday, Nov. 21 and decided to remove the equipment. The Polk County Recreation Advisory Board unanimously agreed at its Nov. 2 meeting that the playground “is a danger to children.” The recreation board recommended to commissioners that the Polk Fit Committee research the possibility of having volunteers (Continued on page 6)
This photo of Stearns Playground in Columbus shows the rutted slide , which is one example of why the county has decided to remove the equipment. (photo by Leah Justice)
Polk puts county/Columbus water line out to bid Cost estimated at $488,390 by Leah Justice
Polk County is moving forward to connect its Mill Spring water source to the Town of Columbus. The Polk County Board of Commissioners met Monday, Nov. 21 and approved going out to bid on the interconnect after obtaining an engineering estimate of $488,390. The vote to go out to bid was approved 4 to 1, with commissioner Tom Pack opposed.
Polk County offered to run the water line to Columbus during a joint county/town meeting in September. The county has also asked Columbus to maintain its water and sewer system at the middle school campus. Polk officials said they want to have backup to the Mill Spring complex well system, which serves the Polk County Middle School and recreation complex and will soon serve the new department of social services (DSS) building. Columbus, Saluda and Tryon
Serving Polk County and Upper Spartanburg and Greenville Counties
officials said the interconnect will be positive on several levels, including serving as a backup to Columbus, as well as connecting all four systems within Polk County. Columbus, Saluda and Tryon have connecting water systems. In addition, the interconnect will allow Polk and its towns to be connected regionally, as Polk County is connected to the Broad River Water Authority and Inman Campobello Water District and (Continued on page 6)