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Residents, NAACP urge Appling County to commit to Earnest J. Parker Park and pool
Summary
During the July 12 called meeting, residents and a local NAACP representative urged the board to commit to maintaining Earnest J. Parker Park and pool and requested the site be registered as historic to qualify for funding.
At a July 12 called meeting, residents pressed the Appling County Board of Commissioners to make a clear commitment to maintaining Earnest J. Parker Park and its pool, community members said.
Larry Rayner told the board he "doesn't feel the county has been or is interested in maintaining the park/pool since it was inherited from the city," and pleaded for action so children in that area will have recreational space. Gerry Moore, speaking on behalf of the local NAACP chapter, asked the county to register the park and pool as a historic site to help secure funding and said he believes the county has violated the ACCG Code of Conduct, Mission and Ethics. "We are failing the community in that area," Moore said.
Ann Singer of the Appling Heritage Center also addressed the board, thanked commissioners for their support and invited the public — and the commissioners — to tour the center and museum. She hand-delivered membership invitations to each commissioner and the chairman.
The board heard the public comments and recorded them in the meeting minutes; no formal county action or schedule for review of the park's status was announced during the meeting. The public input items remain on the record for follow-up by county staff and commissioners.
