- Collection:
- Civic Magazine
- Title:
- Civic magazine
- Creator:
- Savannah (Ga.). Public Information Office
- Date of Original:
- 1996
- Subject:
- Floodplain management--Georgia--Savannah
Flood control--Georgia--Savannah
City council members--Georgia--Savannah
City managers--Georgia--Savannah
Drainage--Georgia--Savannah
Economic development--Georgia--Savannah
Rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Savannah
Restaurants--Georgia--Savannah
Restaurateurs--Georgia--Savannah
Mayors--Georgia--Savannah
Bankers--Georgia--Savannah
Savannah (Ga.)--Officials and employees
Business consultants--Georgia--Savannah
School children--Georgia--Savannah
Anniversaries - 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 Carol Bell. Segment one: Springfield Canal Detention Basin, 0:00-8:48. Civic Magazine covers the groundbreaking ceremony for the Springfield Canal Detention Basin to help prevent flooding, part of Savannah's $60 million flood prevention effort. Several city officials are on hand to break ground on the ambitious project. Speakers at the ceremony include Alderman Clifton Jones, Jr. and City Manager Michael Brown. In conjunction with the ground breaking, city officials toured several of the city's drainage projects and facilities, to see drainage projects in various states of completion. City Manager Michael Brown explains some of the projects to other city employees, and Aldermen Clifton Jones, Jr., Pete Liakakis, Gary Gebhardt, and Courtney Flexon are interviewed on the drainage efforts. Segment two: Economic development, 8:48-19:06. Civic Magazine covers a ribbon cutting ceremony for Geneva's Restaurant in midtown Savannah. Speakers at the ceremony include Mayor Floyd Adams, Jr., Rev. Brown, Doug McCoy of First Union Bank, Alan Beals of the Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce, Restaurant Consultant Eric Brown, Small Business Assistance Corporation Loan Committee Chairman Jim Sheffield, and Geneva's Restaurant owners Geneva and Kenney Wade. Segment three: Children's Georgia Day celebration, 19:06-20:20. Civic Magazine covers Georgia Day celebrations at City Hall, where thousands of school children have gathered to sing happy birthday to Georgia with Mayor Floyd Adams, Jr.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/civic/id:0123-v17-03a
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:gsg_civic_0123-v17-03a
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 video file (mp4) (20 min., 20 sec.) : sd., col.
- Holding Institution:
- City of Savannah Municipal Archives
- Rights:
-
