New colorful decorations may adorn Walhalla streets

Decorations for patriotic events, Oktoberfest, and Christmas are staples various times of the year along Walhalla streets. The city street department may soon be tasked with putting up additional flags and banners. Brent Taylor, city administrator, has detected public interest in new banners that promote the hike and bike park, Walhalla Homecoming, and the city in general. Taylor this month gave the mayor and council a new decoration schedule that could resemble something like: January to May, banners with bike park and Main Street to the mountains; May-July, USA flags; August-September, purple banners with Razorback logos; October, German flags for Oktoberfest; and November-December, Christmas decorations. The city’s general government committee has recommended using Hospitality Fund tax money to purchase decoration sets from the low bidder.