When a local goverment-appointed committee actually asks the people what they want, sometimes the people speak up, this time mostly about education as a driver for the local economy, plus the Public Defender’s Office. For context, see Courthouse Preservation Committee Meetings.
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Introductions: “the iconic symbol of Lowndes County” –Bill Slaughter
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Pledge, Introduction –Committee Chairman Judge Arthur McLane
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Powerpoint overview –County Clerk Paige Dukes
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Second floor courtroom for large crowds and gas lights –Judge McLane
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Wiregrass Tech Adult Literacy classroom space –Architect Glenn Gregory
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Downtown ideas –Michael Noll
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Public Defender’s Office –John Kent Edwards
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Commerce: small business incubator, college classes –Myrna Ballard
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Business incubator, VSU satellite arts location –VSU Pres. Bill McKinney
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$8-10M investment –Ellen Hill deferred to Howard Dasher, Downtown Dev. Ass.
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Wrapup –Judge McLane
Here’s a video playlist:
More ideas on day 2
Courthouse Preservation,
Meeting #2, Lowndes County Historical Courthouse Preservation Committee (Courthouse),
Video by Gretchen Quarterman for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE),
Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 10 June 2014.
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