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Local organizer seeks to reopen sale barn for youth agriculture; board hears proposal and a $40,000 designation is moved
Summary
Greg Huskins proposed reopening Cherokee County's old sale barn and Mountain Folk Center for educational programming and monthly livestock sales; Farm Bureau pledged $5,000 and a motion was made to designate $40,000 toward renovations, with the minutes recording the motion but not a vote outcome.
A local organizer asked the Cherokee County Board of Commissioners on May 20 to support reopening the old sale barn and the Mountain Folk Center as an education hub for youth agricultural programs.
Greg Huskins outlined plans for monthly livestock sales and educational activities, said he had obtained necessary permits, and described potential facility upgrades including fire-safety and structural improvements. He…
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