KLVB report —Aaron Strickland @ LCC 2012-09-10

In the 10 September 2012 Lowndes County Commission Work Session, Aaron Strickland of Keep Lowndes-Valdosta Beautiful (KLVB) said there were two applicants for appointement to the KLVB board: Emily Preston and Deanna Wagner. They did not speak; Emily Macheski-Preston and Deanna Wagner. Ms. Macheski-Preston spoke (included below); Ms. Wagner did not; maybe tonight.

He gave a brief verbal report, which he said was a summary of a report he submitted last week (which we the taxpayers haven't seen). He said at their Rivers Alive event last year they had a record number of sites cleaned: seven. Great American Cleanup, KLVB's signature event used to be 1 day, but this year was 3 days.

1. Valdosta asked for help with a creek project.
2. Helped emergency management after the tornadoes, through Ashley Tye and a group called Vision 388(?).
3. Traditional cleanup day in Valdosta, Lowndes County, and Lake Park.

He read some statistics on numbers of volunteers and things cleaned up. He listed some future events. There's more in the video.

Commissioner Richard Raines wanted to know how much time commitment was involved. Answer: an hour per board meeting and helping out with events and committees.

Here's the video: video of Aaron Strickland's aural report:

KLVB report —Aaron Strickland
Work Session, Lowndes County Commission (LCC),
Video by Gretchen Quarterman for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE), Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 10 September 2012.

Here's video of Emily Macheski-Preston speaking. She said she knew County Attorney Elliott and Commissioner Evans. She said had been looking for a board on which to serve for some time, but being an attorney limited that. Her bio at Coleman-Talley says in part:

Emily joined the firm as part of the litigation department and works in a variety of the firm’s practice groups. Her specialties include complex litigation and constitutional law. She is originally from Valdosta and graduated from Valdosta High School.

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