Keep Cherokee Beautiful Interest Meeting Planned For Oct. 27

CHEROKEE COUNTY, GA — Cherokee County will host a second public interest meeting on Oct. 27 to generate input on forming a community-driven cleanup initiative to help keep Cherokee County beautiful. During the meeting, participants will have the opportunity to collaborate on ideas with key stakeholders of the program.

The meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. in the Hickory Flat Fire Station community room, which is located at 7675 Vaughn Rd in Canton.

"We received lots of feedback and interest from the community at our first meeting in June,” said Cherokee County District 3 Commissioner Benny Carter. “Like many of you, I am interested in protecting and improving our environment. I hope that the information received from this second meeting will help us narrow down some of the issues and develop a community-driven and county-wide plan to keep Cherokee clean, green and beautiful."

While parameters may change before the Oct. 27 meeting, Cherokee County officials said it is prepared to host the meeting with social distancing in mind. Currently, the community rooms are open and allow for a maximum gathering of 50 people to comply with Gov. Brian Kemp’s Executive Order. County officials said if the governor’s office loosens restrictions, the interest meeting would be able to accommodate more.

To help the county plan better, those interested should email Cherokee County Recycling Center manager Troy Brazie at tdbrazie@cherokeega.com to reserve a spot.

Cherokee County commissioners said they hope the meeting will help establish a unified vision for the program going forward. To learn more about this event, visit Cherokee County's Facebook and Instagram page.