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Chatham County swears in 28-member Youth Commission; mayor praises long-running program
Summary
Chatham County and Savannah officials swore in 28 youth commissioners for 2025, highlighting the county's 34-year youth engagement program and volunteer-run model that organizers said focuses donations entirely on programming.
Chatham County on Thursday swore in a 28-member Youth Commission for 2025, and Mayor Van Johnson and county leaders used the ceremony to praise the program as a long-running model of youth engagement.
Mayor Van Johnson told the commission the county's youth commission program has operated for 34 years and described it as "a best practice" for preparing young…
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