- Collection:
- Civic Magazine
- Title:
- Civic magazine
- Creator:
- Savannah (Ga.). Public Information Office
- Date of Original:
- 1998
- Subject:
- Low-income housing--Georgia--Savannah
Speeches, addresses, etc.
Public welfare--Georgia--Savannah
Rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Savannah
Savannah (Ga.)--Commerce
Mayors--Georgia--Savannah
Kingston, Jack, 1955-
Legislators--United States
City council members--Georgia--Savannah - People:
- Adams, Floyd, 1945-
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983
- Medium:
- television programs
- Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- All segments hosted by Charlesetta Bisard. Segment one: Sister's court, 0:00-11:50. Civic Magazine reports on the ribbon cutting of the grand opening of Sisters' Court, a former nunnery in downtown Savannah that was being converted into affordable, spacious housing for the elderly and low-to-middle income residents. Mayor Floyd Adams, Jr., Congressman Jack Kingston, and city officials are on hand to commemorate the event, and a Catholic priest and officials including Mayor Adams give speeches. Segment two: Welfare to work, 11:50-18:19. The city of Savannah was awarded $4 million as part of Vice President Al Gore's Welfare to Work program to reform the welfare system and help people on government welfare become independent. Civic Magazine covers city officials reacting to the grant and their plans to implement new programs to benefit Savannah's citizens. Mayor Floyd Adams, Jr. gives a speech. Segment three: Savannah Development and Renewal Authority, 18:19-23:11. Civic Magazine reports on the ribbon cutting of the new Savannah Development and Renewal Authority (SDRA) office on the third floor of the Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum. Alderman Pete Liakakis and corridor director Felicia Hines make speeches commemorating the event, and comment on the increased economic activity in the downtown area and successes on Broughton Street.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/civic/id:0123-v02-15b
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:gsg_civic_0123-v02-15b
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 video file (mp4) (23 min., 11 sec.) : sd., col.
- Holding Institution:
- City of Savannah Municipal Archives
- Rights:
-
