Mayor Adam used his communications segment to preview a new community outreach program, confirm the grand opening and ribbon cutting for Tiger Park, and recognize town staff and volunteers. The mayor said he has asked several community leaders to help lead a “Meet Your Neighbor” initiative—a quarterly series of events intended to connect longtime residents with newcomers and to highlight Jonesborough’s civic history and traditions.

The mayor said Tiger Park’s final inspection by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) was scheduled for the following day and invited the public to the park’s grand opening and ribbon cutting on Friday the seventeenth at 9:30 a.m., saying Jonesborough Elementary School students and community members are expected to attend. He described the Tiger Park grant as a large undertaking and said staff, contractors and the parks and rec and street departments contributed to meeting the project deadline.

The mayor presented the October employee-of-the-month award to Craig Boyd, the town’s operations manager, citing Boyd’s coordination of sidewalks, the Tiger Park completion, the senior center outdoor stairs, and routine public‑works coordination. Boyd spoke briefly and thanked colleagues and family.

The mayor also said the board would present a proclamation honoring Anne Marshall for her work securing state funds for local park projects and said he would sign the proclamation and present it at the Tiger Park ribbon cutting. The mayor noted the town will name a trail system at Tiger Park in her honor and will designate a day in her name as part of the ribbon-cutting activities.

Other items mentioned in mayoral communications included a first‑annual Marquee Ball at the Jackson Theatre (a fundraiser for programming), a town‑charter review initiated by the mayor and staff (possible future changes to meeting times and other charter items), congratulatory remarks about recent sales‑tax receipts, and an invitation for public donations to help underwrite the Meet Your Neighbor series.

What’s next
The mayor asked staff to finalize ribbon‑cutting logistics and to circulate announcements about the Meet Your Neighbor initiative; he asked staff to coordinate the Anne Marshall proclamation presentation at the Friday ribbon cut. The public was invited to attend the Tiger Park event at 9:30 a.m.