Coweta County

has a new fairgrounds park manager.

Former Coweta

Journal owner and editor Tray Baggarly will be responsible for the 65-acre

multiuse site that features the fairground and conference center.

The position

pays $32,215 year and consists of administrative and managerial work at

the facility.

Specific duties

include:

Working closely

with government entities in coordinating functions and events.

Scheduling

all events at the facility.

Investigating

and resolving complaints from patrons of the facilities.

Supervising

food service operations.

Developing

budgets and projections for the facilities.

The new facility

staged the county fair last year for the first time and has won several

design awards.

The centerpiece

of the new facility is a 14,000 sq. ft. multipurpose building that can

be used by members of the community.

The building

is big enough to accommodate small meetings, and county officials are

hoping to lure small shows to the structure's three meeting rooms.

In front of

the multipurpose building is a small amphitheater that architect Jeff

Walker said could be used as a small entry stage for the fairgrounds.

The midway sits on nine acres and is accessible through the main ticket

gates in the center of the area or through a secondary set of gates.

The entire

site is filled with picnic areas and has a nature trail so residents will

be encouraged to use it year-round, instead of just visiting the site

for the fair.