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GA HR1486
Resolution
Status
Introduced
2/23/2016
Primary Sponsor
Valencia Stovall
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AI Summary
- Dedicates the bridge on Interstate 75 at the University Avenue exit in Fulton County as the "Lovett Stovall Bridge" in honor of Mr. Lovett Stovall, an Atlanta community leader, political strategist, and entrepreneur born June 5, 1940
- Recognizes Mr. Stovall's over five decades of community service on Atlanta's south side, including 12 years as a special advisor to Mayor Maynard H. Jackson, where programs he led served over 20,000 metro Atlanta residents
- Notes his entrepreneurial achievements, including founding Stovall Enterprises in 1990, which managed retail operations for the 1996 Olympic Games, achieved over $30 million in gross sales, and employed over 1,000 people
- Credits Mr. Stovall with helping secure $1.5 million to build the Carver YMCA and leading the Atlanta Braves' Good Neighbor Program, which served over 40,000 residents
- Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the bridge
Legislative Description
Lovett Stovall Bridge; Fulton County; dedicate
Last Action
House Second Readers
2/25/2016
Full Bill Text
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