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Former commissioner urges continued CDBG support and raises water and air-pollution concerns; board approves minutes and consent agenda
Summary
Elaine Lucas, a former commissioner and member of the Macon Water Authority, urged support for Community Development Block Grant-funded programs, described local scholarship and cultural events, and warned that Macon-Bibb ranks high for air pollution and has water issues. The commission approved minutes and the consent agenda unanimously.
Elaine Lucas, a former member of the Macon-Bibb County Board of Commissioners and a current representative on the Macon Water Authority, used public comment time to praise the county's use of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds and to press elected officials for continued support for vulnerable residents.
"We get the money because we have poverty, a high illiteracy rate in this community," Lucas said, urging the commission not to forget the people served by CDBG-funded programs. She told the commission the Community Development…
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