Newspaper Page Text
6A
JULY 1, 1999
City’s Laney-Walker rebuild plan
designed to awaken neighborhoods
By Timothy Cox :
AUGUSTA FOCUS Staff Writer
2 AUGUSTA
AsaTVnewsanchorman, there
were probably times when Bob
Young had to talk
about Augusta’s inner city prob
lems. It was his job.
In his existing role, Mayor
Yoling still discusses those prob
lems, but can now take advantage
of the old adage, action speaks
louder than words. “It’s time to
get to work,” said mayor Young.
In keeping with an election
promise, at a June 25 press con
ference, the mayor presented
plans for revitalizing neighbor
hogds surrounding Laney-Walker
anfl James Brown boulevards. He
also identified Turpin Hill and
Bethlehem communities as sec
tor’s that could benefit from new,
single-family housingconstruction
son low to moderate income resi
defts.
During a June 25 press confer
ence, the mayor and a team of
design engineers presented plans
for resurrecting inner-city Au
gusta. The announcement was
made at Tabernacle Baptist
-ASU Continuing Education sponsors Kids University for summer
- Kids University, sponsored by the Augusta State University Continuing Education department, will be located at Westminster School
for summer sessions. Half-day and full day fun, hands-on enrichment programs for grades 1-6 will be held for two sessions: July 12-
23 and July 26-August 6 will be $125 for half-day and $235 for full-day. Enrichment courses for grades 7-9 will be offered daily from
12:30 - 2 p.m. for $75 per course.
For more information, call the ASU Continuing Education Dept. At (706) 737-1636.
N T LGN NST A o r AR TR B AIR AT 2 CETEVOCEORY S SR, PR % ¥ P &
cOOO
L ERE
LT
e
il
L
L
1993
L . \
PR
Join the Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council (GMSDC) to
commemorate the achievements of its members over this past year and honor
the great impact their contributions have made on the city of Atlanta, the State
of Georgia and the United States. :
The GMSDC is a nonprofit business organization that promotes partnerships
between corporations and government agencies seeking to develop
relationships with qualified minority business partners.
For more information about GMSDC membership or sponsorships, table and
ticket purchases to the Annual Awards Dinner, please contact Mignon Lott,
GMSDC Programs Manager, at 404-589-4929. Website: www.gmsdc.com
R . 4 R e
1975 s
1318 "
CEE L T
L¢3
1974 The fi@[{Z G//;M//;/ A Delta Air Lines
%g 3 S (111//(;)/ ('(‘i‘///( ,v//)//)(j ‘///(
IS’ |
17170
AUGUSTA FOCUS
PR
RO R e £ |
S "‘;-‘3’9&"‘ &V R e : R |
Ae N :
TR N
A s:fi‘?é‘»’#;g"‘; R .
OeN ; <
y .5‘2.2 Nf:’:":fa’%” w»’im 7 R ,5\
?53"«"{‘{;& jodisds §§l§§§;§§ )
LR R =
L\ JemmEee . =
L\ SRS L ee e
N R S R e Yy I
b N "ww‘*"“’"‘“‘“".w‘:gfi'.fi%{; . §\\ :
N R o ¥ 2PN
L b b ¢
LTSRN RS - o frodidl
RTR S:““&L "‘"}A- N : L\§
R NS g \\Q\\°§§
e PSR e R e e
- LR . i A *‘@\\\ N\
RN 3 A ivang Y - S
3T T T e e BRRR RSN R
\ A AR TR 2 B » § 5 5 — R
e g i.mz\:\é N ezt :_?\? 4o N& : : ;.4.: \‘\
it PRI R e e = g N
N b L BT S e Liiain S
R : St BRI NR e % £ |
NN Lonind g Bty Sl e AR 22 |
AR Oadr Sai sSI N GREDTY eiiE el
Mark Gibbons of the mayor’s office, demonstrates proposed
designs to revitalize inner-city Augusta. (Photo by Timothy Cox).
Church.
“Ourintentions are toturn those
areas back to residential neigh
borhoods where people want to
live, and safely,” said the mayor.
In pointing out that in the past 20
years, a 20 percent decrease in
population has occurred in Au
gusta city limits, the mayor said
it’s critical action be taken in
Business
making those areas attractive
again. New sidewalks, parks and
greenery is also welcomed, he
said. “The infrastructure (water,
sewer, utilities) is already there,”
he said. “We’ve got to push people
back tothecity and safe housingis
important.”
Indescribinga three-to-five year
rebuild plan, the mayor’s Insti
tute on Urban Design team has
proposed widening James Brown
Blvd. as a commercial thorough
fare, linking traditionally black
residential areas to Broad Street
and the Riverwalk. State funds for
resurfacing Laney-Walker have
already been approved for this
fall, said Young. The National
Endowment for the Arts is also
involved with proposed renova
tions.
Ralph Kitchens works for
Blanchard & Calhoun’s commer
cial real estate division. He likes
planstoresurrectdowntown. “That
particular (James Brown Blvd.)
area is vital and will attract com
mercial attention, especially with
plans for beautification,” said
Kitchens, who considers working
downtown in the First Union build
ing as convenient.
When asked whether any of his
predecessors, namely Larry
Sconyers or Charles DeVaney, had
ever considered initiatives to re
vamp the black inner city, the
mayor said not to his knowledge.
The Laney-Walker plan would be
a pilot project for future down
town renovations, he said.
Dehvering
Economic
Diversity Into the
New Millennium
B e e e e
THIS YEARS NOMINEE'S — NUTTEERUCR RS Supplier of the Year:
Advocate of the Year Class One Class Three
Rosemary M. Jones, IBM Corporation Edith Hammond. Hammond Enterprises Jason Slaughter. S & W International Food
CEIN T IER TR KT E Daryll Griffin. Accolades. Inc Specialities
Valerie Neshitt. Delta Air Lines, Inc Linda Mayhand. Mayhand Sales Clarence Robie. B & S Electric Supply ~ °
Jim Bligh. United Parcel Service Corporation Sanjay Agrawala, Vector Consulting, Inc
Greta Dawis. TBS. Inc Ron S. Baker. Intouch Michael Russell. H. J. Russell & Company
Harold Cain. Georgia Power CERT TGS Ed Washington, EWA Beverage Group. Inc
I R RRN T
Carporation of the Year Supplier of the Year: Inc
Delta Air Lines, Inc (HESR (T 8 David Moody. Jr. C.D. Moody Construction
United Water Service Sonya G. Tablada. Facility Resources. Inc
General Mills Operation Keith Hollman. Beta South Technology Buyer of the Year
B Reggie Williams. Procurement Resources Rosemary Jones, IBM Corporation
(UG T R Eddie R Smith. Sr_ E Smith Box. Inc Jim Bligh. United Parcel Service
Towanda Giles ASAP Uniforms Mario Isaac, Delta Air Lines
Executive of the Year Ira Jackson. Perfect Image Robert-L. Smith. Xerox Corporation
TR (TR R R T Richard Cole, Gulfstream Aerospace
Bob Wolfe. Atlanta Braves TGN
- Bea Conley, Lucent Technologies
Kenny Williams, Georgia Power
[ R R RRO R R R O RO O R R RTINS RARASS——,
The Georgia Minority Supplier
Development Council (6MSDC)
A - 22nd Annual Awards Dinner
July 23, 1999
Omni Hotel, CNN Center
GUMIDC 6:3opm-11:30pm
| Formal Attire
Hill to head AMCVB satellite
sales office in Atlanta
- AUGUSTA
Patrena Hill, the Augusta Metro
politan Convention and Visitors Bu
reau (AMCVB) sales manager, re
cently moved to Atlanta to operate
the AMCVB'’s first satellite office.
Shewillberesponsible formarketing
Augusta to organizations in Atlanta
andwillbeactivelyinvolvedinindus
tryrelated associationssuchasGSAE
(Georgia Society of Association Ex
ecutives), GAMPI (Georgia Chapter
of Meeting Professionals Interna
tional), PCMA (Professional Corpo
ration Management Association),
SGMP (Society of Government Meet~
ingProfessionals)and GDlTT(Geor
gia Department of Industry Trade
and Tourism). Through her Atlanta
location, she hopes to gain contacts
and relationships which will develop
intogreatopportunitiesfor Augusta.
“It’s exciting for me as amember of
the AMCVBsalesteamtobethefirst
person toimplement a satellite office
and actively promote Augusta to the
Atlanta market,” said Hill who has
been with the AMCVB since 1996.
Hill was promoted to sales manager
in 1997 and to senior convention
sales manager in 1998. She prima
rily focused on corporate, medical,
sportsandassociation marketsinthe
past, but will sell Augusta as a pre
ferred meeting and event destina
tion to all Atlanta markets through
the satellite office.
With organizations constantly
searching for new meeting destina
tions and venues, the idea of having
asatellite office in a target market is
more common among larger CVBs
and meeting planners across the
nation. Julie Brakenbury, AMCVB
director of sales, is a firm believer in
Hill’s ability to operate a satellite
office.
.. Brakenburynoted,“Placingasales
manager in the Atlanta area is criti
v
"y V ’».v:‘.*sf"f :
I'“
Patrena Hill: The AMCVB's
point person in Atlanta
cal to our future selling success.
Other bureaus that we compete
against are very progressive in this
area, and it shows in their ability to
market theirrespectivedestinations.
However, we are the first bureau of
our size to place a sales person in the
Atlanta area. The board of directors
ofthe AMCVB outlined this as oneof
their future goals at our Strategic
Planning Retreat two years ago, and
we are now finally at the point of
makingthatgoal areality. lapplaud
our board and our executive director
intakingthisexcitingleapforwardin
our marketing efforts. Additionally,
Patrena is well-suited for this posi
tion. She knows our bureau and our
destination, and is a hard worker.
Augusta is well on its way to becom
ing a destination of choice for plan
ners in the metro Atlanta area!”
The AMCVB looks forward to the
opportunities and exposure that lie
ahead for Augusta through Hill’s
efforts. To contact Patrena Hill,
pleasecall(77o)s29-5416 or fax(77o)
529-5417. )