Once a year I go to Atlanta to talk to Georgia state legislators about water issues. Also to catch local elected and appointed officials and representatives of various organizations from the most populous county and city in the Suwannee River Basin: Lowndes County and Valdosta, and nearby.
Lowndes County Bird Supper, Atlanta, GA 2025-02-05, Georgia state legislature, Railroad Freight Depot
Lowndes County feeds the legislators quail and grits at the historic Railroad Freight Depot, and they flock to eat.
This year, the next day happened to be Okefenokee Day at the nearby Georgia State Capitol, so I did a two-day trip.
I’m still following up on contacts from both events.
Here’s what the Chairman and the Mayor had to say, recognizing their own Commissioners and Council members, and their Georgia state legislative delegation.
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Lowndes County Chairman Bill Slaughter speaks
Video:
https://youtu.be/3MnFH-Q9xsMLowndes County Bird Supper 2025-02-05
At Railroad Freight Depot, Atlanta, GA
Videos by John S. Quarterman for WWALS Watershed Coalition Inc. (WWALS).
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Valdosta Mayor Scott James Matheson speaks
Video:
https://youtu.be/6bZyqql9dJA
Here is a WWALS video playlist:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKwQ5xfKf-Qx0bGcGTTVaf95M74QYqJ-E&si=DAtCncOoCJvBD5ek
-jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®
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Lowndes County Commissioner Scottie Orenstein with jsq
Brooks County Chairman Patrick Folsom with jsq
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Movie: Lowndes County Chairman Bill Slaughter speaks (170M)
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Movie: Valdosta Mayor Scott James Matheson speaks (110M)
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