On paper, the plan temporarily shelved last week by the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners to build an event center smack in the middle of Tanglewood Park makes some sense.
At 50,000 square feet, county officials say, the yet-to-be-named center would allow the county to host â and charge a hefty fee to host â concerts, expositions, gun shows and so on, the same way the city does with the Fairgrounds and the Annex.
âTanglewood is already the single-most visited place in the county,â said Dudley Watts, the county manager. âA lot of people know that place. I think it will be well-received by the community of promoters who create events.â
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