IF YOU GO• Market Park, located at 106 S. Jackson St. just off State Route 30, Green Street, in Athens, will begin hosting a farmers market Tuesday.• Market Park will have its grand opening at 5:30 p.m. July 14 as part of the 25th anniversary Pick Tennessee media tour.
ATHENS, Tenn. – With the completion of Market Park’s first pavilion in downtown Athens, planners now have to decide where to place a second pavilion and restroom facility.
Members of the Recreation Advisory Board and Athens Parks Foundation debated recently whether to combine the public restroom with the second pavilion or let them stand alone. They ultimately decided to keep the structures separate.
“Elevation is the key that drives the plans,” said Kristin Grove, a partner with Johnson Architecture, which is handling the park’s design.
The restroom facility floor will need to be about 5 feet above ground because of building codes for enclosed structures on a flood plain, according to Austin Fesmire, director of the city’s parks and recreation department.