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Board honors longtime Cusseta leader Milton 'Wade' Coleman with proclamation
Summary
The commission unanimously approved a proclamation honoring Milton 'Wade' Coleman for longtime civic service in Cusseta and Chattahoochee County, noting he served as Cusseta mayor at age 21, later on city council and as a county commissioner from 2001–2006; he died April 7, 2025.
The board unanimously approved a proclamation honoring the life and public service of Milton "Wade" Coleman. The resolution notes Coleman was born in Columbus, Georgia, on Nov. 21, 1938, served as mayor of Cusseta at age 21, served on the city council for many years and was a county commissioner from 2001 to 2006. The proclamation records his death on April 7, 2025 and instructs that the plaque be displayed for public viewing.
Chairman Charles Coffey moved the proclamation and Commissioner Timothy Biddle seconded the motion; the board voted unanimously. The family did not attend the meeting to accept the proclamation in person, and the board agreed to display the plaque publicly.
