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Part plant sale, part art class, and all a great reason to get outdoors, the Art and Garden event this past Saturday drew plenty of visitors to Quincy.

They wandered the campus of the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences campus in Gadsden County.

Visitors had the opportunity to learn about topics such as floral arranging, sustainable gardening and combating pests and take a tour of the North Florida Research and Education Center demonstration gardens.

Money was a major topic of conversation at the Sept. 24 meeting of Quincy’s city commission.

Quincy City Manager Jack McLean maintained through the proceedings that the municipality could be in better financial shape, but it is better than it has been in the past.

One issue of concern is a revolving line of credit the city uses to pay some of its bills. Currently the balance on the line is about $747,000, with a payment due in November.

Dot Inman-Johnson, Midway’s interim city manager, said municipal progress continues slowly and surely.

“We’re waiting on a first reimbursement from the state that has been cleared,” she said, “and we’re working on getting some more approved.”

These Department of Economic Opportunity reimbursements are for a recently constructed fire station.

Some people see an organization’s crisis as something from which to flee. Not Dorothy Inman-Johnson. Hearing about the city of Midway’s turmoil and the city manager’s resignation made her want to roll up her sleeves and start solving problems.