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GA SR847
Resolution
Status
Introduced
1/27/2016
Primary Sponsor
Jeff Mullis
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AI Summary
- Dedicates the intersection of U.S. Highway 41 and Georgia Highway 151 in Catoosa County as the L. Wesley Smith Memorial Intersection in honor of the late community leader and banking executive
- L. Wesley Smith spent more than 50 years in the banking industry, beginning as a bank teller at Pioneer Bank in 1965 and retiring as CEO and chairman of Northwest Georgia Bank
- Smith served as chairman of the Georgia Bankers Association, on the American Bankers Association Board of Directors, and as treasurer for Governor Nathan Deal's gubernatorial campaign and transition team
- Under his leadership, the Northwest Georgia Bank Foundation donated more than $1 million to local charities and constructed the Northwest Georgia Bank Amphitheater; he also helped found the Catoosa County Chamber of Commerce
- Directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs at the dedicated intersection
Legislative Description
L. Wesley Smith Memorial Intersection; Catoosa County; dedicate
Last Action
Senate Read and Referred
1/28/2016
Full Bill Text
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