City council passes resolution on Jimmy Davis Park

  • Jimmy Davis Park sits in disrepair as the county and city negotiate who will take responsibility for maintaining and possibly improving the facility. MARK ENGEL/Staff
    Jimmy Davis Park sits in disrepair as the county and city negotiate who will take responsibility for maintaining and possibly improving the facility. MARK ENGEL/Staff
  • New basketball hoops hang over courts that badly need to be resurfaced next to the park’s event center that is listed for rent on the county’s website. MARK ENGEL/Staff
    New basketball hoops hang over courts that badly need to be resurfaced next to the park’s event center that is listed for rent on the county’s website. MARK ENGEL/Staff
  • City council selected a new Mainstreet logo, left, that is a slight variation from the current city logo featuring city hall. A more modern logo including a city bench, designed by local resident Melanie Schneider, was not selected.
    City council selected a new Mainstreet logo, left, that is a slight variation from the current city logo featuring city hall. A more modern logo including a city bench, designed by local resident Melanie Schneider, was not selected.
  • Fencing around the park is on a long list of items that need to be addressed at Jimmy Davis Park. MARK ENGEL/Staff
    Fencing around the park is on a long list of items that need to be addressed at Jimmy Davis Park. MARK ENGEL/Staff
The Eatonton City Council Monday night took action on the future of Jimmy Davis Park. Following a closed executive session on “property acquisition,” the body voted unanimously to allow Mayor John Reid to sign a resolution relating to the rundown recreation facility in southeast Eatonton. However, neither the mayor, City Attorney Chris Huskins nor City Administrator Gary Sanders would reveal the…

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