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STORMS ENTER THE MIX, AND WHEN
WE COULD SEE RAIN TO SNOW IN
YOUR EIGHT DAY.
PAMELA THANK YOU.
THERE IS A NEW PLAN TO BRING
PEOPLE DOWNTOWN TO HANG OUT ON
GEORGIA STREET.
THERE IS AN ICE RINK THAT
OPENED FOR THE WEEKEND.
AND ADRIENNE BROADDUS IS THERE.
Reporter: IT IS A LOT OF FUN,
ERIC.
AND I'LL TELL YOU A LITTLE RAIN
HASN'T DAMPENED THE SPIRITS HERE
ON GEORGIA STREET.
FOLKS ARE OUT HERE SKATING, THE
FREE.
THIS IS PART OF A NEW TRADITION
CALLED CITY SIDEWALKS.
NOT ONLY IS THE ICE SKATING RINK
SET UP HERE ON GEORGIA STREET,
THERE IS A LOT OF OTHER
ACTIVITIES.
IF YOU ARE STILL LOOKING FOR THE
PERFECT CHRISTMAS TREE FOR THE
HOLIDAY SEASON THERE IS A VENDOR
HERE, AND SANTA WILL BE AT THE
OMNI HOTEL STARTING AT NOON.
AND THERE IS A NATIVITY SCENE.
I TRIED TO GET THE MAYOR ON THE
RINK WITH ME, BUT HE WASN'T
HAVING IT.
I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY
PRICE FOR THAT.
WHEN GUYS LIKE ME GET ON THE
SKATING RINK, IT BECOMES A
ONE.
THE MAYOR ADMITTING HE IS
AFRAID OF FALLING.
I HAVE ALREADY FALLEN ONCE AND
SO HAVE A LOT OF THE FOLKS YOU
SEE OUT HERE NOW.
I CAN TELL YOU FOLKS, THE ICE
WILL NOT FELT, BECAUSE IT'S
REALLY NOT ICE.
IT'S ARTIFICIAL ICE.
IT'S MORE LIKE PLASTIC, SO YOU
DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT.
COST?
Reporter: CAN YOU REPEAT
THAT, ERIC?
WHAT DOES PLASTIC ICE COST?
CITY.
FREE FOR YOU, BUT RENTING THIS
RINK FOR THE ENTIRE WEEKEND COST
$17,000 AND THE MAYOR IS HOPING
IT WILL PAY OFF AND HOPES TO