The Weaver Family

The town of Cedartown Georgia is waging a war on ugly.  Read the article. You will find that one of the Cedartown City Commissioners, Scott Tillery, was upset when an economic development expert called Polk County, and its cities, an “Ugly Baby.”

Now, what I can tell you, is that not all of Polk County is ugly. The people are decent, well intentioned folks.  There are some very nice, beautiful and even scenic places around here.  Polk County is still rural countryside for the most part.  But when you get close up to some places, as Scott mentions in the article, you do notice the decay, the faded and chipped paint, the litter, the rust and mildew, broken fences and sidewalks, dilapidated houses, and unkempt businesses.  He is right enough about pointing it out.  And yes, on the surface, he is right about all this possibly keeping businesses away from Polk County. Read the rest of this entry »

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