Gazebo relocated to Pepper Branch Park
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?Hopefully, this will be the last time,? said Parks and Recreation director Carlene Brown.
The gazebo was recently moved to Pepper Branch Park.
?It will have a wonderful home overlooking the park,? said Brown. ?People will get to enjoy the view, walk or just eat their lunch at the gazebo.?
The movement and final placement of the gazebo began Feb. 27. The endeavor took on some tense moments right from the start.
?The gazebo is too tall,? said Public Works director Bill Brock. ?The electrical lines can?t go up, so the gazebo has to be lowered.?
In an effort to lower the gazebo, the roof had to be removed and placed on the back of a flatbed truck.
?BC powders,? said Brock as the roof began to creak. ?That?s what I need right now.?
The tense moments continued as the poles attached to the gazebo roof were sawed away and machinery was used to keep the structure from collapsing.
?I don?t want to be the one who has to tell the mayor it fell apart,? said Brock.
With painstaking care and more than a few sighs of relief, the gazebo roof was finally lowered onto the trailer.
?Tomorrow the roads from here to Pepper Branch Park will be blocked,? said Brock. ?Then we will move it.?
In what could have been a parade, several public works employees and their trucks accompanied by police escorts slowly drove the gazebo to its final home.
After being removed from the back of the truck, the gazebo roof was placed on crates until permanent poles could be placed a few days later.
?We hope to have the same activities here in the gazebo as we did in the Court Square,? said Brown. ?It will still be a great place for bands. Even better because of the view.?
Although the gazebo is not complete, final construction, including electricity, improved parking, and a walkway is scheduled before summer.