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2 - The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, February 11, 2009 SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY NEWS Emancipation Association Makes Financial Awards Members of the Association pictured (1-r): Elder Willie Ferrell, Presiding Elder J.E. Taylor, Rev. Nathaniel Small, Sr., President; Rev. Marion Brooks, Rev. Thomas Greene, and Rev. Charlie Fogle. A new image for Sustainable Fellwooc The Emancipation Celebration held on January 1, 2009 at Asbury United Methodist Church was an his toric event for several rea sons. A special Litany of Thanksgiving was included for the election of Barack Obama as the first African American President of the United States, and for Larry Chisolm, the first African American District Attorney for Chatham County. Also, Presiding Elder J.E. Taylor presented a large group of young people to Emancipation Association President, Rev. Nathaniel Small, Sr., for the official for mation of the Youth Division of the Emancipation Association. In the wake of this memorable celebration, members of the Association assembled at the Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum and awarded a total of $3,300.00 among seven non profit agencies of the com munity to include: Ash Tree Organization, Inc., Mr. Morris Brown, Director; Greenbriar Children's Center, Mrs. Gena Taylor, Executive Director; Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum, Dr. J.W. Jamerson, III, thainnan, Board of Directors; West Broad Street YMCA, Mr. Peter Doliber, Director; Wesley Community Center, Ms. Tammy A.K. Nixon, Executive Director; Savannah Faith Coalition, Pastor Marion Brooks, Representative; and Coastal Jail Ministries of Georgia, Chaplain Johnny Hands. The Emancipation Association of Savannah, Georgia and Vicinity, Inc., takes this opportunity to thank church es, organizations and individ uals for continued support in our efforts to carry out our critically important mission. Sustainable Fellwood, Savannah's environmentally friendly affordable housing development, has a new logo celebrating its commitment to community and the envi ronment. The logo was the winning entry in a contest open to Savannah area high school and college students. Yuan Yao, a Savannah College of Art and Design graduate student, designed the winning logo. Yuan was inspired by the development's concern for the people and the envi ronment. "The community has a long history," said Yuan. "The people belong to the community and therefore belong to the green environ ment. The people have a very strong relationship with the community and it's a great environment for people. That's why I put people in the logo. It looks friendly and has a connection with people." The logo is the silhou ette of a person, outlined within the negative spaces of the petals of a flower. "The logo captures this community aspect and idea of rebirth" so important to Sustainable Fellwood, said Denis Blackbume, CFO of Melaver, Inc. Community members were thrilled with the logo, he said. Karina Nersesova, a SCAD graduate student, was the second place winner. Jiuxue Zhang, also a SCAD graduate student, was the third place winner. The first place prize was a new laptop computer donat ed by Seimitsu Business Technology Solutions. The second place prize was a $250 VISA gift card and hon orable mention was a $100 VISA gift card. Judges were looking for a logo that graphically con veys and illustrates an under stood message and vision of a sustainable community. Sustainable Fellwood will be built with sustainable materials with high standards for energy and water efficien cy. For example, pervious paving will be used where possible to allow water to naturally infiltrate the ground, reducing the impact on the neighborhood stormwater system. Construction on Phase I, the first 110 housing units, began in Fall 2008. Sustainable Fellwood is a mixed use, mixed income Housing Authority of Savannah redevelopment. Master Developer: Melaver, Inc., in partnership with Parallel Housing, Progressive Redevelopment, and Vanguard Developers. In col laboration with: Lott Barber, Architecture and Planning, Catamount Constructors, Inc., City of Savannah, and CHSA Development of Savannah, www. SustainableFellwood.c om. Savannahians, Mark Your Place in History The public is invited to contribute written messages to be sealed in the Black & White Gala ceremonial Time Capsule. The sealed con tents will be opened perhaps hundreds of years from now. Details to be announced later. The Time Capsule is meant to preserve Savannahian’s messages, sentiments and ideas that represent this transforma tional time in history. The project is the brain child of Benjamin Polote, Sr. Pelote says, “This time in history won’t come again. It is important not only to those of us who are here today experiencing history first hand, but also to future gen erations who will be inspired by our messages.” The Time Capsule will be available until February 13, 2009, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday at The Polote Corporation, 1810 Mills B. Lane Boulevard, Savannah, Georgia 31405. For more information, call 912-232-1188. Meet Local Singles!! Listen A Respond FREE I Use FREE cotie 7194 Straight -0}2-344-9^00 Oav/Bi- 9123M4M94 Col] 888-nneganiatcs. in SMUI BUSINESS mm 111 E. LIBERTY 5THEET burl e ™ SAVANNAH, CiA 912-232^700 www.ihariav.com Suiinso ftestdLrr aril Ajjjitfi Van, Owner I Soulhei n Oftta Court -Stwniult, £A 1TA05 na anio Lied the 5BA 50-4 Loan Program for la-id acquisition and cnn<;truction qf restaurant SMC Financing for small Busin« sm sbtic. an equal eppirtunlty lemur is supported bvtne City if Savannah«the U S. DtparttiBni of Housing a Urban Develapmenr <> Chatham County Commission Chairman Pete Liakakis’ 2009 Inaugural Address (continuedl) We are fortunate to have the experience and profes sionalism of Sheriff A1 St. Lawrence and the members of his department in this undertaking. As the expanded deten tion center comes on line, the county will be soon thereafter be completing a major expan sion of the courthouse. The increased capacity of courts will not only improve the efficiency of judicial pro ceedings but it will also insure the courthouse better serves citizens through improved accessibility and customer-friendly features. Within the next 18 months, the county will also complete a new records cen ter which will not only cen tralize records into a single archive but allow them to be better managed. The new building, which will be con structed to withstand a cate gory 5 hurricane, will also include document imaging and a document destruction program to improve the mod ernization of records manage ment. While the big projects always seem to grab the headlines, smaller ones can be just as important to the safety of our citizens. For example, another important but little- noticed improve ment this year will be the enhancement of our commu nity's emergency notification system. The commission has funded doubling the number of emergency sirens through out Chatham County, which means 95% of our citizens will be advised in advance of threatening natural disasters. Another project which few notice but which will yield public safety dividends in the future will be the implementation of the inter operable communications system. This multi-million dollar public safety enhance ment will put into place a regional communication sys tem. Even the animals who are pets of countless citizens will also benefit by the con struction of a state of the art animal rescue center which will be completed during 2009. As we create new coun ty facilites, we must provide Pete Liakakis for the maintenance of those facilities. Because of pru dent financial policies during the past four years, this com mission has transferred almost $30 million from excess fund balance into cap ital improvements and capital repairs. Capital improve ments continue to bolster the sales tax program in funding projects which improve the community's quality of life. Just as importantly, funding for capital repairs ensures that the needed maintenance of the county's capital assets today will avoid burdening future commissions. In 2007, the commis sion unveiled an ambitious list of 185 projects totaling 350 million dollars. Work continues on completing the projects on this list, which include roads, drainage, parks, boat ramps, new and renovated trails, and county facilities to improve service, and the commission expects almost all of them will be completed within the next four years. While investing in our service infrastructure pays dividends in the community's quality of life, this commis sion also understands the need to invest in economic self-sufficiency. Over the course of this next term, the commission will continue its focus on removing the con straints which keep almost one out of every six of our community's families impov erished. A renewed emphasis will be made with the con struction apprentice program and other programs targeted to help our citizens reach eco nomic well-being. 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