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Residents urge preservation of Black-history banners and press city to fix water leaks; council proclaims CTAE month
Summary
During public comment, a local preservationist described a banner program and a related state monument project; a homeowner asked the council to prioritize water‑line repairs in a neighborhood that reported roughly 14 leak sites. The council also read a proclamation designating February 2026 as Career, Technical and Agricultural Education Month.
Beverly Lundy Hill, founder of Lineage Preservation, Inc., told the Milledgeville City Council on Jan. 27 that her group has produced historical banners honoring Black officeholders dating to 1868 and that a state project will place a new monument at the state Capitol. "My name is Beverly Lundy Hill, and I am the founder of Lineage Preservation, Inc.," Hill said, describing outreach around a set of 33 banners and asking the council to support local display and donations.
Adam Shields, a board member of the Greystone Arbor homeowners association, spoke next about recurring water problems in his neighborhood, which is not inside city limits but uses city water service. "I spotted 14 places where there's a leak between the main line that runs along the road up to people's meter," Shields said, and he asked the council to prioritize main-line repairs while county road resurfacing is planned.
After public comment, the council read a proclamation designating February 2026 as Career, Technical and Agricultural Education Month in Milledgeville and introduced two new finance staff members. The mayor read the proclamation text recognizing local CTAE programs and urging community support. City manager representatives introduced Doree Wilson as finance director and Adesia Dunlap as accounting manager; the manager said the finance department is now fully staffed.
Council members thanked the public commenters and asked that staff follow up: the city manager offered to meet with Shields after the meeting to discuss specific locations and next steps. The meeting then moved on to new business and formal votes.
