Ribbon Cutting, Quarterman Road

Chairman Paulk insisted that Gretchen cut the ribbon:

Before that, the crowd assembling:

Lowndes County Commission Chairman Ashley Paulk's remarks, "the job we're in is listening to the public" (33M):

Commissioner Richard Lee's remarks (part 1), "a better product, in the end" (83M):

Commissioner Richard Lee's remarks (part 2), "the discourse on it was very civil; very adult-like" (11M):

John S. Quarterman thanks Robin English of county Public Works, former Commissioner J. Edgar Roberts, former Chair Rod Casey, and says, "some trees are better than no trees" (31M):

Many more pictures on flickr.

Some people say paving solves everything. Nature has other ideas:

Matt Flumerfelt asked me, "What do you use these woods for? Just a wildlife preserve?"

I answered, "We have a forest. The county just has roads."