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0755S
The
House Committee on Transportation offers the following substitute to HR
1548:
A
RESOLUTION
Dedicating
certain portions of the state highway system; to provide for related matters;
and for other purposes.
PART
I
WHEREAS,
Ida Chambers was born in Miller County, Georgia, on February 25, 1922; and
WHEREAS,
she was one of the charter supporters of the Lee County Chamber of Commerce;
and
WHEREAS,
she was instrumental in obtaining the first satellite office for voter
registration in Lee County; and
WHEREAS,
she was a charter organizer of the Lee Medical Arts and Albany Primary
Healthcare medical facilities and has made many trips to Atlanta and Washington,
D.C., lobbying for health care in the rural areas of south Georgia;
and
WHEREAS,
Ida was the third woman in Georgia to serve on an electric membership
cooperative board, and she has served as secretary/treasurer on the board of
Sumter EMC for 25 years; and
WHEREAS,
she is now serving on the Lee County Utility Authority over Water and Sewage and
has served for nine years; and
WHEREAS,
she represents Lee County on the Housing Authority Board; and
WHEREAS,
she has served as the choir director and treasurer of Kinchafoonee Baptist
Church, and she is a former Lee County Chamber of Commerce Woman of the Year and
Ambassador of the Year; and
WHEREAS,
with the help of her husband, Bill Chambers, Sr., Ida was a driving force in the
creation of the Lee County Volunteer Fire Department; and
WHEREAS,
Mrs. Ida Chambers has been a major contributor to the quality of life in Lee
County for many years and has devoted countless hours in public service, and,
therefore, it is only fitting that an intersection in Lee County should be named
in her honor.
PART
II
WHEREAS,
Mr. James G. Crayton, Sr., started his career as a surveyor with the Georgia
Department of Transportation on January 1, 1947, after serving three years in
the United States Navy; and
WHEREAS,
a dedicated and trusted employee, he served in this capacity in Barnesville,
Griffin, and Thomaston, where he was promoted to the position of Professional
Bridge Engineer; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Crayton retired from the department in Atlanta in 1975 as Professional
Bridge Engineer and Bridge Inspector after 35 years of exemplary service;
and
WHEREAS,
bridges were Mr. Crayton's passion, and his work has been the subject of many
civil engineering classes at various universities throughout the State of
Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
at one time, Mr. Crayton had designed and built more bridges throughout Georgia
than any other engineer; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Crayton was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and member of the Zebulon
community; and
WHEREAS,
as James G. Crayton, Sr., was a dedicated engineer and public servant for the
Department of Transportation, it is only fitting that a bridge should be named
in his honor.
PART
III
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the
intersection of U.S. Route 19 with Century Road in Lee County is dedicated as
Chambers Crossing.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the bridge on State Route 18 across Elkins Creek in
Zebulon, Georgia, is dedicated as the James G. Crayton, Sr. Memorial
Bridge.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and
directed to erect and maintain signs identifying the highway facilities
dedicated in this resolution.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the
Department of Transportation, Mrs. Ida Chambers, and the family of Mr. James G.
Crayton, Sr.