Three Questions With the Mayor: 9/11 Day of Remembrance, Pedestrian Traffic and Vegetable Soup With Cinnamon

In this week's "Three Questions With the Mayor," Dacula  provides an update on the latest city news and shares his favorite thing to cook.

Dacula Patch: What's new in Dacula this week?

Mayor Wilbanks: On Tuesday at Olde Mill Park from 5-7 p.m. there will be a . This is a student-led program under the auspices of Greening Forward. The event includes a service project in the area of and . The event will conclude with speeches, recognition of volunteers, emergency service personnel and veterans. More than 100 volunteers and emergency service personnel are expected to participate.

Dacula Patch: What is something Dacula residents need to know?

Mayor Wilbanks: On Tuesday between the hours of 5-7 p.m. (just around the time of our evening rush hours), the area around Historic Downtown Dacula and Olde Mill Park will have increased pedestrian traffic. Please drive carefully in this area.

Dacula Patch: What is your favorite thing to cook?

Mayor Wilbanks: I like to cook, but I hate the clean-up that goes along with it. Choosing just one dish, boy, that’s hard. So I guess I will have to go with some sort of soup. If by chance I’ve gotten around to cooking vegetables (always cook too much), I use the leftovers (whatever they are) to go into a vegetable soup. My soup base for the leftovers is just a can of tomato soup, a little ketchup, a little nutmeg, a dash of paprika and maybe, if I’m feeling up to it, a dash of cinnamon, and all the veggie leftovers. Simmer a short while to mix the flavors, and enjoy!

What is your favorite thing to cook? Let us know in the comments.

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