Business View Civil & Municipal l November 2022

58 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 9 throughout the summer, an adult Easter egg hunt in the spring, and several other specialty events throughout the year. They’re also working on creating their own Christmas tree farm, which will include a holiday market, planter workshops and tree cutting.” Another to Putnam County is their park system. Valley Park underwent a recent renovation to upgrade its playgrounds and wave pool. They also added a new conference center that offers 8,000 square feet of event space that can be subdivided into three rooms and includes a dance floor, stage, and commercial kitchen. “It was paid for through a TIF fund, tax increment financing, which is a really great economic development tool,” Tenney says. “It’s a very nice center, and we are very proud of it. It allows us to host larger events within our own community.” The area’s most recent recreational achievement is the new Meeks Mountain Trail system. The system is a public-private partnership between the City of Hurricane and the Meeks family. Once completed, it will have 26 miles of trails for hiking, trail running and mountain biking. “A local resident kind of spearheaded it, and it’s