What is the economic impact of the annual Apple n' Pork Festival on the City of Clinton?

It is hard to estimate but Clinton City Administrator Tim Followell says it has been tried to figure out how much of impact 100,000-plus visitors to the community is in terms of dollars and cents. However, he feels the P-R for the community from the event is priceless.

One of the primary routes of the Apple n' Pork will get an upgrade before next year's festival. Followell says Center Street is going to undergo a huge upgrade and one of the biggest perks of the project will be the ADA accessibility of the sidewalks.

While estimates of visitors to Clinton come in usually around 100,000, that doesn't include the vendors for the flea market and attractions on the west side of town. Those folks stay in local hotels and eat at the bars and restaurants in the evenings.

Additionally this year, the power station has hundreds of workers in town for the outage, which is also boosting the local economy.