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Page 2— Wednesday, November 1,2023, The True Citizen
Dowtown public restroom project set to begin
DON LIVELY
The City of Waynesboro
Downtown Development Au
thority is now the owner of
property in the downtown
area. In early September, the
DDA, in partnership with the
Downtown Organization of
Retailers (D.O.O.R.) closed on
the purchase of the building at
103 W. 6th Street. According
to Downtown Development
Director Don Lively, the DDA
had begun looking for a loca
tion to eventually build down
town public restrooms when
the property became available.
“I approached the DDA
board of directors a couple
of years ago with the idea of
having public restrooms for
the downtown. Our downtown
has grown dramatically over
the past several years and
in speaking to some of our
shop owners, and by visiting
some other successful Georgia
downtowns, it became appar
ent that if we were going to
continue to grow, our biggest
need was public restrooms.”
The DDA looked at several
options before deciding on the
small building that faces 6th
Street, a few doors west of
Liberty Street. The building
had fallen into bad repair and
the owner had no reason to
keep it. Between the DDA
and D.O.O.R. the funds were
raised and the building was
purchased. The building will
be totally demolished with the
demolition being donated by C
& H Services, a local construc
tion company. The DDA has
also spoken to Aaron Redman
of the Archway Partnership
about the possibility of having
University of Georgia engi
neering students assist in the
design of the restroom project.
Mayor Bill Tinley, who is
also a member of the DDA
board, has given his complete
endorsement to the project.
“We have a lot of good things
going on in our downtown and
this project will certainly help
us continue to grow.”
According to Mayor Tinley
and Don Lively, it’s the first
time that the DDA has owned
real estate since the board was
established.
The demolition of the exist
ing building was tentatively
set to begin on Monday, Oc
tober 30th. Once the space is
completely cleared, design and
fundraising phases can begin
in earnest.
Pictured in front of the project site are, left to right, Mayor Bill
Tinley, DDA Chair Lindsai Mobley-Gentry, D.O.O.R. Co-chair
Nan Palmer Lynch, and Downtown Development Director Don
Lively.
The Little Roy and Lizzy
Show slated for Saturday
An award-winning bluegrass
duo is bringing its show to
Waynesboro.
If you’ve not yet gotten your
tickets to the Little Roy and
Liz Show, don’t wait — their
down-home humor, family
dynamic and high energy make
for a one-of-a-kind perfor
mance.
The show marks the second
in the Waynesboro-Burke Con
cert Series’ current season, and
is set for Saturday, Nov. 4, at
the Burke County Office Park
Auditorium. Doors open at 6
p.m. with a 7 p.m. show time.
Little Roy and Lizzy are both
award-winning artists several
times over. Lizzy (Elizabeth
Long) is a multiple instrument
playing talent who Little Roy
summed up with these words:
“Pull a plank off the wall and
she'll play it!" She began her
musical journey on the piano
then took up the fiddle, gui
tar, autoharp, bass, banjo and
mandolin.
Entering Literacy Land at WPS
Waynesboro Primary School held its first-ever school-wide Literacy Week, which ended with
a parade of pumpkins Friday, October 27. Each Pre-K classroom decorated a pumpkin and
students dressed in costumes inspired by themes from children’s literature. The Burke County
High School cheerleaders and the Pride of Burke County Marching Band performed as the
students paraded in front of their peers, family, and friends. The entire week was filled with fun
educational activities to get students excited about reading.
Little Roy started picking his
banjo at six years old and has
been entertaining ever since —
as a musician, singer, actor and
skilled story-teller.
Together, the pair will be
mixing bluegrass, country and
Americana with influences
from Earl Scruggs, Marty Stu
art and Patty Loveless shining
through.
Tickets can be purchased in
advance at the Burke County
Public Library in Waynesboro
or by calling 706.526.5062.
This show is sponsored by First
National Bank of Waynesboro
and Waynesboro Chrysler
Dodge Jeep Ram.
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