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Griffin commission approves renaming Still Branch Reservoir for Dr. Brand D. Keller
Summary
After a public hearing and staff recommendation, the Board of Commissioners voted 6-0 to rename Still Branch Regional Reservoir and Water Treatment Plant for Dr. Brand D. Keller and to install a plant entrance sign and a commemorative boulder and plaque.
The Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on Oct. 22 to rename the Still Branch Regional Reservoir and Water Treatment Plant the "Dr. Brand D. Keller Reservoir and Water Treatment Plant," following a public hearing and a staff recommendation.
Brian Haynes, the city’s GIS director, summarized the application filed Oct. 8 by Brandon Lewis, director of Water & Wastewater, and said the materials included a proposed entrance sign and a boulder monument with an inscribed plaque dedicated to Dr. Keller. Haynes told the commission the boulder and plaque were listed at $1,195 in the application; the figure recorded in the transcript for the entrance sign was unclear in places in the meeting record.
"Dr. Keller worked at the city of Griffin for 30 years," Haynes said, describing Keller’s leadership on the system that led to the construction of the Still Branch Reservoir and treatment plant, dedicated in December 2005. Haynes said the application included family support and that staff found the honorary-naming criteria had been met.
Brandon Lewis, the Water & Wastewater director and the applicant, addressed the commission and described Dr. Keller as an "incredible man" whose work secured financing and infrastructure improvements for Griffin. Lewis said Dr. Keller drove initiatives that produced miles of water and sewer mains and helped the city access financing benefits tied to earlier recognitions.
Brian Keller, identifying himself as Dr. Keller's son, told the commission he appreciated the board taking up the renaming and thanked them for honoring his father.
On the motion to rename (moved by Commissioner Murray and seconded by Commissioner Tinsley), the commission approved the application by a recorded show-of-hands vote (6 in favor). City staff indicated the Water & Wastewater Department will cover the costs described in the application for the sign and monument.
