Lake City Florida: The tale of the tape, the Stars and Bars saga continues
Posted July 31, 2012 09:30 pm | Part V
By Stew Lilker
Lake City, FL – Yesterday afternoon and early yesterday evening, the state leaders from both the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and the NAACP were in Lake City, again.
Two weeks ago, both organizations said they would be back. They were true to their word. While the Observer works on last night's story, due to popular demand, the Observer is making available the audio from July 16th's meeting, along with Chief Gilmore, LCPD PowerPoint presentation. You can now easily hear and find the complete remarks of all the speakers on both sides of the line in their own words.
Most of what was said last night in Lake City's Richardson Community Center was a restatement of the remarks of the 16th.
Again, the local branch of the NAACP did not come to a decision.
Neither Chief Gilmore nor City Manager Wendell Johnson came to the Richardson Town Hall meeting. City Councilman Jake Hill was there.
The NAACP's Dale Landry, along with State President Nweze, articulated most of what Mr. Landry said on July 16th. Now you can listen to his remarks, along with those of R.L. Gundy of the SCLC.
You may wish to listen carefully to Chief Gilmore's remarks, where she explained that the serious issues facing Lake City and the LCPD could have been brought up at a Breakfast With the Chief.
You can download the audio and PowerPoint of the July 16th meeting here.
You can view and download the legend below, as a pdf file, here. It is self-explanatory. For those of you who are not familiar with the media players in your computer, look for the timer, and you will be able to go directly to the speaker of your choice.
The Chief Gilmore audio is on a separate audio volume, along with Councilman George Ward's motion and the 5-0 vote in support of both Chief Gilmore and City Manager Wendell Johnson.
Audio Legend from the July 16, 2012, Lake City, City
Council Meeting:
Available for viewing and download here.
Lake City Florida: Police Chief & City Manager in,
Confederate Flag - Jury Out. Photos of most of
the speakers are available in the article.
The audio files and the Chief Gilmore, LCPD power point
can be downloaded here.
Audio File Number One: ... The Speakers
Audio File Number Two: .... Chief-Gilmore
Power Point: ... LCPD_Power-Point_Chief Gilmore
Audio File Number One: Speakers
0:01:23 Meeting introduction by
Mayor Witt
0:01:26 City Clerk calls the
roll
0:01:43 Approval of agenda;
Mayor asks folks to be courteous while other speak
0:02:08 Mayor introduces John
Mayo, President of the local chapter of the NAACP
0:03:44 Mayor introduces Pastor
R.L. Gundy, President of the Florida
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
0:07:52 Mayor introduces
Blondell Johnson, long time Lake City civil rights
activist
0:08:28 Mayor introduces Pastor
Clive Douglas, Pastor of the Community Revival
Church, Lake City
0:10:53 Mayor introduces B
Faithful Coker, Lake City resident and civil rights
activist
0:14:34 Mayor introduces Dale
Landry, President Tallahassee chapter, NAACP
0:21:16 Mayor introduces Lake
City resident, Lawrence Fox
0:23:41 Mayor introduces Lake
City resident and downtown business woman, Elizabeth
Allum
0:26:53 Mayor introduces Ron
Colson, President of the Southern Confederate
Mechanized Cavalry
0:32:52 Mayor introduces LCPD
Officer Gerald Ford
0:35:58
Mayor introduces H.K. Edgerton, South Carolina,
President of Southern Heritage 441
0:45:25
Mayor introduces LCPD Officer Craig Strickland
0:52:46
Mayor introduces LCPD Public Relations Officer, Audré
Washington
0:56:16
Mayor introduces Ronald Williams, Jr., son of
Columbia County Commissioner, Ronald Williams
1:03:34
Mayor introduces Glynell Bowden, former City
Council member and presently a staff member of US
Representative Corrine Brown
1:13:23
Mayor introduces Dr. Lorenzo Dixon, Lake City
property owner and Arcadia, Florida resident.
1:22:25
Mayor introduces LCPD Chief Gilmore:. Go to
Audio File 2
Audio File Number Two: 12_0716_b_Lake-City_Stars-&-Bars_Chief-Gilmore
0:00:00
Mayor introduces Chief Gilmore
0:46:32
Mayor asks: What is the pleasure of council? City
Councilman George Ward moves for a vote of
confidence of both the Police Chief and City Manager.
The motion passed unanimously.
Graphic: Columbia County Observer
Audio recorded and edited by the Observer. All speaker's comments are complete.
