"Whatever they (Maggie Valley PD) requests we will lend a hand," said Haywood County Chief Deputy Jeff Haynes. "Anytime a situation occurs like this, we want what is best for everyone. Safety is our primary concern."
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Davis said they will have "around 5 to 10 medics" at the march just in case things get violent and protesters need medical treatment.
He said they expect to have "around 150 marchers" at the event.
"It's definitely something to be aware of, the potential violence," Davis said. "You never know what can happen, but I'm hoping we stick to the plan. I'm hoping when we have speakers that people will listen to what they have to say. I just hope people listen."
Maggie Valley Town Manager Nathan Clark said a plan has been put in place that will keep protesters and counter-protesters "a minimum of 25 feet apart" during Saturday's event.
The town council met July 30 and amended an ordinance for pickets and picketing which now states that if there is more than one group of picketers, "law enforcement officers may, without regard to the purpose or content of the message, assign each group a place to picket, at a minimum of 25 feet apart from one another, in order to preserve the public peace."
Members of a group are not allowed to enter an area assigned to another group.
The ordinance prohibits "fighting words or threats that would tend to provoke a reasonable person to a breach of the peace."
Any person violating the ordinance may be fined up to $200 or spend at most 20 days in jail.
"During the last protest at town hall, the flower bed became the dividing line and people were right in each others faces, which did not help to communicate any message," Clark said. "We want to have a situation where everyone can convey there message and be done without being in each others faces."
Clark said the main goal for Saturday's protest is to protect first amendment rights and public safety.
"It's something the town never thought it would be faced with," Clark said. "This is a place where people come to enjoy the natural beauty and get away from city life. But the events of July 18 remind us how interconnected we are and how things affect us. We're just hoping it'll end soon."
David Thompson is an award-winning reporter for the Citizen Times. He can be reached at dthompson@citizentimes.com, at 828-231-1747, or on Twitter at @acthshuddle.