Keep Emanuel Beautiful meeting to be held

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This month’s KEB meeting will be Tuesday, July 18, at 5:30 p.m. in the Emanuel County Commission Boardroom. Hope to see everyone there.

Agenda

• Setting the date for the next cleanup and selecting a chairperson to begin preparations

• Update on Harmon Park future renovations 

• Affiliation Process - Team 3

• Update on list of city KEB representatives 

• Treasurer Report 

6-20-23 Meeting Notes 

Harmon Park Pine Trees - Shari and Tamera will attend Swainsboro City Council meeting to present information on the park’s history discuss concerns about possible upcoming changes. (The meeting will be tonight at 6pm at city hall. Consider joining us if you are able.)

County Clean Up Date - Looking at a date between September 15 and October 15. Decision tabled until next meeting. 

Affiliation Teams   

1. Organizational Structure  

2. Community Appearance Index  

3. Focus Area Research Survey & Inventory 

4. Observations & Recommendations

• 1 and 2 are pretty much done. 3 has most work remaining. 4 will complete after others are done.

Team 3 Focus Areas

Litter (Shari & Deanna); Beautification (Tamara & Cathy); Recycling (George & Deanna [added]). (These focus area leaders are suggestions and can be changed. The goal is to obtain the guides/templates from KAB which are basically fill in the blanks and the report is finished. Tony is working to get the materials from KAB.)

Mascot - Shari talked with company and was reimbursed $130 and we kept mascot. Jen Meadows modified/repaired the costume for $150. Shari paid extra $20. 

By-laws - Approved by unanimous vote. Motion made by Tony, seconded by Shari. 

Articles of Incorporation - Will be updated and sent to Stacey with a request for the county attorney to assist with the final draft. 

Treasurer Report - At + $0.37 which will be written off. Donation check was received by George and given to Zach to start Durden Bank account. George and Deanna need to sign for the account. Tony and Zach have an account.

Present at the meeting was: Tony Hutcheson, Stacey Scarboro, Jim Sherrod, Stephen Graham, Shari Watt, George Elder and Zach Proctor.

Please keep Richard Claxton Jr. in your thoughts and prayers as he recovers from heart surgery.

Deanna Ryan, secretary 

(Meeting notes were provided by Tony Hutcheson)