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GA SR889

Resolution

Status

Introduced

3/3/2020

Primary Sponsor

Ellis Black

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Origin

Senate

2019-2020 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Dedicates the overpass bridge on State Route 38/U.S. 221 in Lowndes County as the Joseph "Sonny" Vickers Overpass in honor of the longtime Valdosta city councilman
  • Mr. Vickers served 32 years as a council member for Valdosta's District 3, advocating for streetlight installation, housing programs, and improved transit across the West Hill Avenue train crossing
  • He founded the Valdosta Youth Voters League, helped organize the Black Community Action Group, chaired the Valdosta Housing Task Force, and served as vice president of the Valdosta-Lowndes Chapter of Habitat for Humanity
  • Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the overpass

Legislative Description

Joseph "Sonny" Vickers Overpass; Lowndes County; dedicate

Last Action

Senate Read and Referred

3/4/2020

Full Bill Text

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