The town of Unicoi is inviting kids to splash into the new school year at their Back-2-School Blowout on Aug. 6.
The Back-2-School Blowout will begin at 7 p.m. at the Unicoi Visitorâs Center. The luau-themed event will feature a slip-n-slide, water shooters, a crazy sprinkler, a water balloon war and an inflatable obstacle course. Following the water fun, an island-themed disney movie will begin.
âThis will be the perfect end to summer,â said Communications and Programs Director Ashley Shelton. âWeâve added a few new items this year, like the inflatable obstacle course, and weâve redesigned the slip-n-slide to have just a little more slope than when we debuted it two years ago.â
UNICOI â The town of Unicoiâs Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted to table a reconsideration of an engineering study of Paddle Creek Road on Monday.
The study, which was approved unanimously by the board during its Feb. 18 meeting, was set to be conducted by Tysinger, Hampton and Partners Inc. at a cost of $25,500.
âPaddle Creek has been studied by the state,â Alderman Wanda Ratliff said. âItâs been studied by our county road superintendent and thereâs no simple solution. It has a lot of complications.â
Ratliff said the cost of the repairs to the road would be too high for the town to afford, and widening the road to where it meets Carter County could potentially be dangerous.