By Dwain W. Penn
After five years of promoting the community, the A Day in Meansville festival will not be held this year. Meansville council voted to cancel the event at the April 9 meeting. The 2011 festival was compromised by rain.
Although 'A Day in Meansville' has been cancelled, shirts and merchandise are still for sale.
'A Day in Meansville' cancelled
“It required a lot of work from several volunteers,” said Mayor Gayle Burden. “With the economy so bad it might be prudent for us to change our plans and look to some other activity.”
The idea of the annual festival came about during summer 2007. Plans were made to attract craft vendors and organize food venues. T-shirts, caps and car tags were printed to sell. Even an antique car show from Griffin was invited to take part for the first festival on Oct. 13, 2007.
Subsequent festivals were held in October until last year’s wet weather, after which council decided to move the 2012 event to April. Now council is looking to host a community fish fry. The volunteer fire department will be contacted to see if there is an interest in taking on the event as a fundraiser.
The five year run of A Day in Meansville did catch the attention of a sister city in Pike County. Williamson contacted Meansville city attorney Tom Morton to get more information. Morton suggested Williamson hold an annual family picnic to bring citizens together for an old fashion covered dish meal. Morton also extended the idea to Meansville as it looks to organize a new event.
Meansville has a surplus of T-shirts and caps for sale from previous festivals, many deeply discounted.
COUNCIL ALSO:
• Heard the annual spring clean-up has been postponed by two weeks. Local residents may call city hall to find out the new date and limitations on solid waste disposal.
• Learned an attempt was made to attract a retail business, similar to the new Dollar General in Williamson, to Meansville’s corner of Pike County. Modest population and proximity to other larger towns with retailers made it not feasible.
• Discussed ongoing problems with speeders on Georgia 109 regarding bicycle traffic. Trees shading the county highway can hide cyclists. Speed bumps on Milner and Collier streets were suggested but problems with lawsuits over some speed control devices in Griffin made that impractical.
• Allowed Morton to create an emergency management code for its first reading in May. Meansville is the only city of its size in Georgia that has its own comprehensive disaster plan.
• Heard the city clerk will be designated the official custodian of records.
• Received a commendation from Morton about the autonomy of the city fire department.
The idea of the annual festival came about during summer 2007. Plans were made to attract craft vendors and organize food venues. T-shirts, caps and car tags were printed to sell. Even an antique car show from Griffin was invited to take part for the first festival on Oct. 13, 2007.
Subsequent festivals were held in October until last year’s wet weather, after which council decided to move the 2012 event to April. Now council is looking to host a community fish fry. The volunteer fire department will be contacted to see if there is an interest in taking on the event as a fundraiser.
The five year run of A Day in Meansville did catch the attention of a sister city in Pike County. Williamson contacted Meansville city attorney Tom Morton to get more information. Morton suggested Williamson hold an annual family picnic to bring citizens together for an old fashion covered dish meal. Morton also extended the idea to Meansville as it looks to organize a new event.
Meansville has a surplus of T-shirts and caps for sale from previous festivals, many deeply discounted.
COUNCIL ALSO:
• Heard the annual spring clean-up has been postponed by two weeks. Local residents may call city hall to find out the new date and limitations on solid waste disposal.
• Learned an attempt was made to attract a retail business, similar to the new Dollar General in Williamson, to Meansville’s corner of Pike County. Modest population and proximity to other larger towns with retailers made it not feasible.
• Discussed ongoing problems with speeders on Georgia 109 regarding bicycle traffic. Trees shading the county highway can hide cyclists. Speed bumps on Milner and Collier streets were suggested but problems with lawsuits over some speed control devices in Griffin made that impractical.
• Allowed Morton to create an emergency management code for its first reading in May. Meansville is the only city of its size in Georgia that has its own comprehensive disaster plan.
• Heard the city clerk will be designated the official custodian of records.
• Received a commendation from Morton about the autonomy of the city fire department.
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