Strickland Mill in Remerton —Emily Foster

Received yesterday. -jsq

FYI: The Strickland Mill in Remerton is being threatened with demolition. Remerton City Council will meet to discuss this situation on Monday, June 4th at 5:30pm during their work session, and on Monday, June 11th at 5:30pm to vote on the matter. The public is invited to both of these meetings to express opinions on the possible demolition of the Mill. As you all are aware, this mill complex dates to 1899 and is one of the few surviving textile mills in our region. This is an important community landmark and was very influential to the development of Valdosta, not to mention integral to Remerton's existence.

Emily Conklin Foster

Comments

[R. Gladwin]

Please come out and support the community in stopping this senseless destruction of a landmark. There are examples all over the U.S. of beautiful conversions of historic mills into vibrant modern structures that protect the old and support the new. This should not be a hasty decision. Once the mill is gone, it is gone forever (and most likely to be replaced by modern cookie cutter strip malls).