Fair Bluff residents and visitors could be playing pickleball, shooting baskets, exercising their dogs and listening to music in what was formerly the river town’s business district if a state grant comes through to build a park envisioned by town leaders.
Fair Bluff’s town council unanimously approved plans April 5 for a 21.7-acre park, then voted to submit those plans to the state with a grant application.
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