By Christopher Harris
Commonwealth Journal Aug 4, 2021
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Burnside Mayor Robert Lawson puts down his signature to make things official after receiving the much-needed lease from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to move ahead with the cityâs long-planned walking trail project along Lake Cumberland. Pictured are individuals key to the process: back row, from left, Burnside Tourism Director Frank Crabtree, Jr., city engineer Neal Shoemaker, and surveyor Anthony Thompson; front row, city clerk Crissa Morris, Lawson, and city attorney Molly Hardy. Christopher Harris I CJ
City council business is rarely an emotional affair, but the August meeting of the Burnside City Council showed the human side of small-town government.