By Seven Weaver Producer
Associated Press
City officials announced Friday that Piedmont Park in Atlanta will not be the site of the Peachtree Road Race and three other events this year because of the drought that has gripped Georgia.Associated Press
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Stumble It!The chief of staff for Mayor Shirley Franklin, Greg Pridgeon, says the race will not end in the park as it usually does. The parched park also will not be the site of the Atlanta Pride Festival, the Atlanta Jazz Festival and the Dogwood Festival. Pridgeon says the events would be disruptive to the park's turf.
Tens of thousands of people visit the park in Midtown Atlanta each year for the four events.
Piedmont Park Conservancy president and Chief Executive Officer Debbie McCown said earlier the drought has taken a toll on the park's 185 acres and that the park cannot withstand the heavy traffic the major events bring.