- Collection:
- Civic Magazine
- Title:
- Civic magazine
- Creator:
- Savannah (Ga.). Public Information Office
- Date of Original:
- 2001
- Subject:
- Dwellings--Maintenance and repair
United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Housing--Georgia--Savannah
Rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Savannah
City managers--Georgia--Savannah
City council members--Georgia--Savannah
Mayors--Georgia--Savannah
Singing--Georgia--Savannah
Athletic fields--Georgia--Savannah
Coaches (Athletics)--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 Charlesetta Bisard. Segment one: Owner occupy program , 0:00-12:09. Savannah resident Bernice Green was displaced from her home for four years after property maintenance condemned her house and later destroyed it. After the intervention of the Neighborhood Improvement Association, Mrs. Green was allowed to rebuild her house through the Owner Occupy Program from HUD. Civic Magazine covers a ribbon cutting ceremony for the completion of Green's new home. Speaking on the issue and solution are Marsha Verdree of the Savannah Housing Department, who talks about the process through which Green was permitted to rebuild her house with loans from HUD, Assistant City Manager Israel Small, Mayor Floyd Adams, Jr., Alderman Pete Liakakis, City Manager Michael Brown, Midtown Neighborhood President Verlynda Slaughter, and property owner Bernice Green who sings a song of thanks. Segment two: Dedication of Samual W. Hicks Athletic Field, 12:09-21:28. Civic Magazine covers the dedication of an athletic field for Samuel Willie Hicks, a volunteer sports coach who has been coaching and mentoring Savannah youth since 1957. Speaking at the dedication are Cann Park Neighborhood President Charlene A. Gibbons, Alderman Clifton Jones, E. Larry McDuffie from WSOK Radio who sings a devotional song, Alderman Pete Liakakis, and the honored coach Samuel Willie Hicks who receives a plaque. At the close of the ceremony, the new sign declaring the field as Samuel W. Hicks Athletic Field is revealed. Segment three: Ribbon cutting for the Curtis Cooper Garden, 21:28-36:31. Civic Magazine covered the dedication ceremony for the Curtis Cooper Garden at the Savannah International Trade and Convention Center, as part of that year's Black Heritage Festival. Cooper was a civil rights leader and champion of health care for the less fortunate. Speakers at the dedication include Chairman of the Chatham County Commissioners Dr. Billy Hair, Alderman Clifton Jones, Vice Chairman of the Chatham County Commissioners Dr. Priscilla D. Thomas, civil rights activist W.W. Law, Patrick O. Shay of the Georgia International and Maritime Trade Center Authority, and President of Savannah State University Dr. Carlton E. Brown. Segment four: Police officer promotion ceremony, 36:31-38:08. Civic Magazine covers the promotion ceremony of ten Savannah Police Department (SPD) officers, the first promotions under police chief Dan Flynn. Speakers at the ceremony include Police Chief Dan Flynn, Alderman Ellis Cook, and a newly promoted police officer. Segment five: Press conference for drainage improvement projects, 38:08-44:44. Civic Magazine covers a press conference summarizing the goals for Savannah's drainage improvement projects to prevent flood damage. Speakers at the press conference include U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Col. Joseph K. Schmitt, Mayor Floyd Adams, Jr., Garrison Commander HAAF Lt. Col. James Stauffer, and City Manager Michael Brown. Segment six: Speed enforcement legislation, 44:44-50:44. Civic Magazine covers a press conference announcing new speed enforcement legislation in the interest of public safety in Savannah's historic district. Some areas of Savannah were designated as historic districts to make it easier for police to crack down on speeding. Speakers include SPD Major Dan Reynolds, SPD Lt. Carl Ramey, state Representative Ann Mueller, and a woman who talks about the need for the new regulations because of how unsafe the area is for pedestrians. This segment was also part of episode V07-15a.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/civic/id:0123-v09-13a
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:gsg_civic_0123-v09-13a
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 video file (mp4) (50 min., 44 sec.) : sd., col.
- Holding Institution:
- City of Savannah Municipal Archives
- Rights:
-
