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GA SR847

Resolution

Status

Introduced

1/27/2016

Primary Sponsor

Jeff Mullis

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Origin

Senate

2015-2016 Regular Session

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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