- Collection:
- Civic Magazine
- Title:
- Civic magazine
- Creator:
- Savannah (Ga.). Public Information Office
- Date of Original:
- 1998
- Subject:
- Rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Savannah
City council members--Georgia--Savannah
City managers--Georgia--Savannah
Emergency communication systems--Georgia--Savannah
Police chiefs--Georgia--Savannah
Public welfare--Georgia--Savannah
Gifts--Georgia--Savannah
Computers--Georgia--Savannah
Mayors--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:
- Hosted by Margaret Hart-Jackson. Segment one: Daffin Lake dedication, 0:00-6:27. Civic Magazine covers the dedication ceremony for renovation projects at Daffin Lake park, and several city officials are present. Speakers at the dedication ceremony include Alderman Courtney Flexon, City Manager Michael Brown, Alderman Pete Liakakis, and Dr. Robert Burnett, President of the Downtown Rotary Club. To close the ceremony, a monument is revealed with the names of everyone who made the renovation project possible. Segment two: Communication Center, 6:27-11:47. Civic Magazine covers a dedication ceremony for the new joint emergency radio communication system between the city of Savannah and Chatham County. Speakers at the dedication ceremony include City Manager Michael Brown, and the Savannah Police Chief, who talks about the history of police communication systems in Savannah and how the new system will allow faster response times and better coordination. Segment three: Welfare to work, 11:47-16:09. Civic Magazine covers a briefing for the Welfare to Work Program attended by city officials, after Savannah received $1.6 million for the program that year. Speaking at the briefing is Andrea Harper from the Georgia Department of Labor, who talks about the long-term goals of Welfare to Work. Segment four: Customs service donation, 16:09-19:06. The U.S. Customs Service and Savannah present a generous donation of $133,000 of computer equipment to local non-profit groups for Savannah's youth, made following an executive order by President Clinton that agencies should donate their excess or old equipment to those who might use it. Speaking at the presentation are a representative from the U.S. Customs Service and Savannah mayor Floyd Adams, Jr.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/civic/id:0123-v07-13b
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:gsg_civic_0123-v07-13b
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 video file (mp4) (19 min., 06 sec.) : sd., col.
- Holding Institution:
- City of Savannah Municipal Archives
- Rights:
-
